Duties:

Developing education students' English language proficiency;  Developing education students' knowledge of Home and First Additional Language curricula and teaching methodology in the GET and FET phases;   Developing and evaluating teaching and learning materials for English language teaching; Participating in the development and assessment of teaching and learning opportunities (practical teaching);  Participating in Social Impact projects and rendering appropriate services to the University and teaching community. Senior Lecturer:

• Teaching English in undergraduate and postgraduate modules;
• Research and publishing in chosen areas of specialisation;
• Supervising and co-supervising postgraduate students at honours, master¿s and doctoral level.

Lecturer:

• Teaching English in undergraduate and postgraduate modules;
• Research and publishing in chosen areas of specialisation;
• Supervising and co-supervising postgraduate students at honours level.

Required Skills

• appropriate school teaching experience
• Excellent spoken and written language proficiency in English
• The ability to teach and assess in English

Candidate Requirements

Job Requirements:

A relevant South African qualification to teach English; English literature and/ or Applied English Language Studies at third-year university level or equivalent qualification;  Excellent spoken and written language proficiency in English;  Appropriate school teaching experience;  Appropriate teaching experience;  Knowledge of English language education in the foundation, intermediate, senior and FET phases within the CAPS education policy; The ability to teach and assess in English;  A good working knowledge of a second official South African language. Senior Lecturer:

• A relevant PhD degree with Literature or (Applied) Linguistics as core element;
• Experience of teaching English in higher education contexts;
• Experience of postgraduate supervision or as co-supervisor at honours, master's and doctoral level in language education;
• Research and publication in chosen areas of specialisation and relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Lecturer:

• A relevant Master's degree with Literature or (Applied) Linguistics as core element;
• An approved publication schedule;
• Demonstrable potential of research and publications in peer-reviewed journals;
• The potential to supervise and co-supervise postgraduate students at Honours level.

Recommendation:

• A PhD or proof of registration, or proposal for PhD (if not in possession of PhD yet) on Lecturer level position;
• Experience in and / or knowledge of Applied Linguistics or Applied English Language Studies; Experience in and / or knowledge of the South African education contexts;
• Experience in and / or knowledge of technology-aided English language education;
• A proven interest in curriculum studies in general;
• A basic knowledge of isiXhosa.