Lingnan University cordially invites fresh graduates from our partner institutions in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Australia and New Zealand to apply for a Visiting English Tutor position. Duties would begin in mid-August 2018.
Visiting English Tutors (VETs) work in the Centre for English and Additional Languages (CEAL) https://www.ln.edu.hk/ce
VETs also design and run workshops for students aimed to develop their writing, reading, speaking and listening skills, with topics covering a wide range of academic and cultural themes. Other duties include organising cultural activities such as English Café’s, Movie Nights, Outings, TEDxLingnanUniversity, etc.
A major objective of the Visiting English Tutor scheme is to provide opportunities for Lingnan University’s local students to mix with people of a similar age group but from different cultural backgrounds. All applicants for this post must:
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§ be about to graduate or recently graduated from one of Lingnan’s partner universities or members of the Global Liberal Arts Alliance in the above-listed countries with a first degree |
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§ be a native speaker of English |
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§ be interested in spending a year or two living and working in Hong Kong |
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§ be interested in interacting with students in Hong Kong |
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§ be interested in gaining experience in the ESL field at tertiary level |
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§ have an outgoing personality |
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§ have a basic Certificate-level teaching qualification, with a minimum of 100 hours input, such as the following: https://www.oxfordse Such a qualification can be gained once a provisional offer has been made. |
Benefits are as follows:
§ The position is tenable from mid-August to mid-June and with the possibility of a further extension.
§ The monthly salary is fixed at $HK16,000 per month (approx. $US2,100).
§ Visiting English Tutors are each provided with fully furnished and equipped apartments on campus.
§ Medical and dental benefits are provided by Lingnan University.
§ Assistance will be given in obtaining a valid Hong Kong work visa from the Hong Kong Immigration Department.
If you wish to be considered for the Visiting English Tutor position, please send your CV with a covering letter to our ELSS Coordinator by email – elss@ln.edu.hk.
Applications close on 28th February 2018