April 30, 2008

Full-time High School
Mandarin Teacher (beginning August, 2008)

To
teach Mandarin to high school students grades 9-12, including planning,
classroom instruction, assessment, grading and collaborative work with other
Mandarin teachers, as well as responsibilities in other aspects of student life.

Successful
candidates should have:

-- a Bachelor’s Degree with a focus in Chinese
language and literature, linguistics, applied linguistics, or East Asia regional studies;

-- advanced
(Master's level) coursework in second language acquisition, pedagogy and/or
language education;

-- three or more years’ experience teaching Mandarin as a
second language and/or to advanced Mandarin bilinguals;

-- familiarity with
aspects of curriculum design and assessment practices;

-- demonstrated
proficiency with communicative-oriented teaching and learning;

-- demonstrated
proficiency explaining language concepts to young learners;

--
demonstrated ability to use technology in the context of language teaching;

-- native to near-native “standard” spoken Mandarin (oral proficiency at a 2B level as defined by the
Putonghua Shuiping Kaoshi or Advanced-low ACTFL OPI for non-native
Mandarin speakers);

-- native to near-native English language
ability;

-- familiarity with an American and/or
English-based professional and cultural environment, and able to work within an
internationally diverse school community.

Deadline:  May 16, 2008

Interested
applicants should send 1) a brief (no more than one-page) cover letter in
English highlighting relevant experience and professional goals, 2) a brief (no
more than 500-character) statement in Chinese characterizing your philosophy of
language learning and teaching, and 3) curriculum vitae to:

Craig Butler,
Mandarin Department Chair

Hong Kong
International School (High School)

1 Red Hill Rd., Tai
Tam

Hong Kong, Hong Kong
S.A.R.

Candidates are
encouraged to apply by email:  cbutler@hkis.edu.hk

Supplementary
materials of the following type are welcome:

* classroom teaching
videos (not to exceed 5 minutes in length);

* developed
materials (not to exceed 2 pages if in document form, or a single Powerpoint
presentation);

* sample lesson
plans (not to exceed 2 pages)

HKIS has an historically strong
commitment to Chinese language instruction, with over 2000 students K-12 now taking Mandarin as a second language and as a “near-native” (i.e. “heritage”) language.