Apply to Teach Grammar

Information for Prospective Instructors

Job responsibilities

• guide discussions
• explain grammatical concepts
• critique student writing
• track student work and remind students of deadlines
• compose progress reports
• compose final evaluations of student work

Desired Qualifications:

Applicants most likely to be selected for interviews submit materials that focus on the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

The position requires a BA in Linguistics, applied linguistics, TESOL, creative writing, or composition and rhetoric. Ability to write substantive critiques of 300+ words. Experience teaching non-native speakers of English or grammar at the high school or middle school levels. Additional education may be substituted for experience.

• Applicants must have broadband Internet connection.
• Applicants must have email and the basic tech skills we expect of students. Our primary mode of communication with instructors is through email. Instructors check their email at least twice a day

Preferred Qualifications

Prefer advanced degree in Linguistics, applied linguistics, TESOL, or related fields. Experience working with age group (7 - 10  for Building Blocks, 9 - 12 for Grammar FUNdamentals,  and 12 - 17 for From Structure to Style). Experience working with gifted students and online course management systems helpful.

Writing Sample

Applicants must provide a written response to the prompt “Required Writing Sample for Prospective Linguistics Instructors." 
pdf file (about 80Kb)
Microsoft Word document (about 105 Kb)

Requisition Number

50893 Write down this number, compose your required Writing Sample, then follow instructions How to Apply.

More Information (READ THIS BEFORE YOU APPLY)

Typical instructor qualifications. If you don't meet these, you probably should not apply.

• All our current instructors hold at least one advanced degree. We consider current graduate students, but rarely hire outside the Preferred Qualifications disciplines.
• All our current instructors for our two linguistics courses (Building Blocks and From Structure to Style) have at least 2 semesters experience teaching in the relevant area at the college level, or at least 2 terms of CTY Summer Programs teaching experience.
• Instructors for Grammar Fundamentals will also be considered who have experience teaching grammar at the middle school and high school levels.
• Almost all our current instructors have familiarity with the age group (see preferred qualifications).
• Almost all new hires have distance education experience.
• All new hires must have excellent self-motivated organizational skills.
• Web-based courses use a course management system (currently Moodle 1.9+). Experience with such systems is highly desirable, but lack of experience does not exclude applicants. Training takes about 2 hours. Increasingly, our applicants have experience as either a teacher or a student in a course management system.