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Temp Parttime Faculty-Second Language Instructor
Posting Number
req32562
Employment Type
Faculty
Faculty Type
Adjunct
Hiring Department
Taos Branch
Academic Location
Taos Branch
Campus
Taos
Benefits Eligible
Adjunct faculty may be eligible to receive certain UNM benefits in some cases. See the Benefits home page for more information.
Position Summary
UNM-Taos' Humanities Department invites applicants for Temporary Part-time Faculty positions (Adjunct) to teach a lower division course in Second Language: Spanish, Signed Language Interpreting, and other second languages. Salary is $1,017.60, to $1,100.63 per credit hour depending on successful candidates' education.
These positions will be hired on an as-needed basis dependent on student enrollment, course offering matrix, and graduation requirements. The specific courses include, but are not limited to, the following:
SPAN 1110. Spanish I (3)
Designed for students with little exposure to Spanish, this course develops basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and basic intercultural competence in interpretive, interpersonal and presentational modes of communication at the Novice Level of proficiency based on ACTFL guidelines. During this course, students perform better and stronger in the Novice-Mid level while some abilities emerge in the Novice High range. This is an introductory course aimed at helping the student to communicate in Spanish in everyday familiar situations via recognition and production of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences. Meets University of New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area VB: UNM Second Language Requirement
SPAN 1210. Spanish for Heritage Learners (3)
This is a beginning-level Spanish course designed for students who have a cultural connection to the Spanish language. Some students have had very little exposure to the language and enter the class to develop beginning-level skills. Other students may have grown up hearing the heritage language in the community and may understand some Spanish and speak at a basic level as a result. The objective is to draw upon the connection to the heritage language as a source of motivation and engagement for our learning communities. At the same time, we build upon the language base that students may already have as a result of their heritage learner experience in order to develop new proficiencies in Spanish and reactivate the Spanish that students have learned previously. By the end of this course, students will be able to describe their home, campus surroundings and common activities including cultural traditions. At the same time, students gain cultural competency and develop a critical understanding of their linguistic and cultural background. Meets University of New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area VB: UNM Second Language Requirement
SIGN 2125. Introduction to Signed Language. (3)
An introductory level language course in the language of the American Deaf Culture. Content includes ASL vocabulary and conversational skills; linguistic features of ASL; and skills in narrative/storytelling. In-class activities, comprehension and expressive examinations, narrative and storytelling assignments in addition to semester projects are venues for students to demonstrate their learning. In addition, Deaf Culture and Deaf Community issues are addressed. Meets University of New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area VB: UNM Second Language Requirement
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in the discipline or subfield in which they are applying to teach. Applicant must have completed a program of study in the discipline or subfield in which they teach, with coursework at least one level above that of the courses being taught or developed (e.g., completed a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline or subfield in which they teach or tested experience that is determined to be equivalent to the degree).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching experience in a post-secondary institution, particularly community college experience.
• Demonstrated experience in remote delivery of instruction.
• Native speaker fluency in the second language they wish to teach
• Successful experience in practice or fieldwork (if applicable).
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.

Application Instructions
Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.
Please attach the following: • CV; • Cover Letter to include what language you are interested in teaching and provide information about significant discipline-related experience and skills; • Graduate-level transcripts (official transcript needed at time of hire).
Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.
For Best Consideration
This posting will remain active until 3/7/2025. Anyone who applies for a position under this posting will automatically be considered for openings in subsequent semesters unless they indicate in their cover letter that they are not interested in teaching in specific semesters.
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