Fullerton, California
Ithaca, New York
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Urbana, Illinois
Punta Gorda, Florida
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
San Francisco and/or Oakland, California
Posted: 06-May-23
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: R65083
The American Sign Language (ASL) Program is a successful, rapidly growing program that contains an elementary language sequence with strong undergraduate enrollments and an ASL Studies Minor. We are in the process of creating an ASL Center for Teacher Training and Deaf Equity, an ASL Teaching Certificate, and an ASL Studies Major. The elementary language sequence contains three (3), four-credit hour courses that satisfy the general education requirement for the World Language category. The ASL Program uses a full-immersion teaching approach with supportive materials and activities created around an internally developed curriculum. The ASL Studies Minor began approximately two years ago and has been enthusiastically declared by students since. The minor is 12-credit hours and consists of three (3) required courses and the choice of one (1) elective course. The ASL Program is administered under the Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Ohio State University is located in the heart of Columbus, which is a thriving city with a large and active Deaf community.
The Ohio State University seeks to appoint full-time Lecturer positions (non-tenure track) in the American Sign Language Program starting in fall of the 2023-2024 academic year. This is a three-year position with the possibility of renewal, with duties beginning in August 2023. The position will involve teaching eight (8) classes of ASL over two (2) semesters during the academic calendar (Autumn & Spring) and participation in staff meetings and discussions.
Required Qualifications: Masters degree or higher in Teaching ASL as a Foreign/Second Language, Education, Linguistics, Deaf Studies, Interpreting, or related field; Native or near-native fluency in ASL; linguistic knowledge and use of American Sign Language as related to the teaching of ASL; knowledge of ASL pedagogy; demonstrated excellence in teaching (preferably at the college level); knowledge of Deaf culture and history; broad experience within the Deaf community; sensitivity to issues facing the Deaf community; and the demonstrated ability and commitment to work effectively as a member of a team. The successful candidate is expected to teach classes in person at the Columbus campus. Those without a Masters degree are still encouraged to apply, but will require additional approval from the Office of Academic Affairs to be considered.
As part of the application process, please submit the link to a 10-minute teaching demonstration recorded on You Tube. The recording is a mini-lesson to provide insight into how your skills and methodology are in alignment with the goals and expected learning outcomes of the ASL program.
Select one of the following topics for your 10-minute prepared lesson:
1. Constructed Action and/or Constructed Dialogue
2. Describing the Arrangement or Renovation of a Room
3. Inflection for Temporal Aspect
Though the Search Committee will be viewing your teaching demonstration, the student population/audience for your lesson includes:
1. Undergraduate non-majors who take ASL to complete their General Education World Language requirement,
2. Students approximately half-way through their semester of ASL 1103.
*See below for an overview of the ASL 1101, ASL 1102, and ASL 1103 OSU curriculum.
Approaches to Teaching Demonstration
1. The entire lesson should be conducted in ASL.
2. Present the material exactly as you would in the classroom (in this case the virtual classroom).
3. Imagine you have students in front of you and how you would engage them in the lesson.
4. You may choose to use visuals to support your teaching and promote learning.
*OSU ASL Curriculum Overview
ASL 1101 Theme: Talking about Self
* Vocabulary Topics: General Greetings, Introductions, Classroom, Schools, Courses/Majors, Family & Relationships, Basic Calendar, Activities & Places for Recreation, Weather
* Grammar Topics: Sentence types (Affirmative, Declarative, Negation, Topic/Comment, Wh-Questions, Yes/no-Questions), Cardinal Numbers, Spatialization, Referencing, Mouth Morphemes, Singular & Plural Pronouns, Signers Perspective, Listing & Ordering Technique, Contrastive Structure, Noun-Verb Pairs, Tense.
ASL 1102 Theme: Talking about Others
* Vocabulary Topics: Age, Calendar/Time (duration), Relationships & How People Get Along, Describing Others, Clothing, Food, Celebrations/Holidays.
* Grammar Topics: Pronominal Classifiers, Descriptive Classifiers, More Mouth Morphemes, Directional Verbs, Role Shifting/Constructed Action, Ordinal Numbers.
ASL 1103 Theme: Talking more Globally
* Vocabulary Topics: Clock Time, Sports, Employment, Money, Health & Hygiene, Animals & Environment, Geography, Travel.
* Grammar Topics: Instrumental Classifiers, More Mouth Morphemes, Sequential Organization, Rhetorical Questions, Conditional Statements.
The Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures within the College of Arts and Sciences seeks a Lecturer to join our team. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college and the academic heart of the university. The College hosts 81 majors. With 38 departments, 20+ world-class research centers, and more than 2,000 faculty and staff members, students have the unique opportunity to study with the best artists, scholars, and scientists in their field. The College values diversity and offers a supportive, open, and inclusive community.