The English Summer Program (ESP) is jointly organized by Shandong University School of Undergraduates, College English Department and SDU International Office. It is a 2-credit optional course run from July 8, 2013 to July 27, 2013 mainly for SDU undergraduates with the purpose of developing their all-round ability in English, especially in communication skills and improving their knowledge and understanding about western culture. Participants will attend the instruction on different themes given by foreign teachers. The program is designed to provide an opportunity for students to experience an English speaking environment.

Number of openings and qualifications

9 openings are available and applicants should

-Be native speakers of English

-Be university and college teachers of English language/ESL/TESOL. Those with teaching abroad experience are preferred.

- Be sure that health conditions would endure the intensive teaching.

* It is very important that current employers, personal plan and health conditions of each applicant must allow you to teach through the whole program once you confirm to accept the offer.

Stipend, travel, accommodation and insurance

1. Stipend: CNY10,800 for 108 hours teaching, including hours for opening and closing ceremony as well as examination.

2. Free travel: Budget for round trip travel expense to Jinan is CNY12000 for each person. Reimbursement is arranged after submitting all the boarding passes, E-itinerary and proof of payment. If the cost is less than the budget the amount on the ticket receipt can be reimbursed.

3. Free accommodation: Accommodation on campus with one free breakfast each day is provided after 13:00 noon July 5, 2013 before 12:00 soon July 29, 2013. Early check-in and late check-out is possible, but the cost, CNY368 or CNY268 per night, is the responsibilities of the instructors and reservation needs to be made in advance at the hotel reception.

4. Free Meal Pass: A SDU meal pass is provided for purchasing food at SDU cafeteria. Instructors are free of processing fee and CNY80 is deposited in the card at the expense of SDU. The card should be given back at the end of the program and CNY20 must be paid or deducted from the stipend if the pass is not turned back.

5. Free tours: City tour and post travel opportunities (Qufu and Tai’an) are provided by the program, which are scheduled on July 21 and July 28-29. Expense for transportation, main entrance tickets and meals during the trips shall be taken care of by the program.

6. Free pick-up: Transportation between hotel and Jinan International Airport upon arrival, after 10:00 am July 5 and before 12:00 July 30, 2013 are provided for free.

7. Insurance: Those who accept the offers for Shandong University ESP instructors must come to China with insurance that covers the expense for illness, hospitalization and emergency.

8. Others: All the expense incurred by the trip to China, such as visa, transportation between home and airport, meals during the program in Jinan, necessary insurances and other miscellaneous fees shall be the responsibilities of the instructors.

Application materials and common documents

1. Cover letter

2. Updated resume

3. References

4. Copy of passport or ID if passport is not available at the time of application

Application deadline and address

1. Application Period: January 20, 2013 ~ February 28, 2013

2. How to apply: by visit, standard mail or email. Any application will not be accepted after the deadline.

3. A visit receipt place: C309 Mingde Building, Department of International Affairs, Shandong University, Jinan, China 250100

4. Application mailing address: C309 Mingde Building, Department of International Affairs, Shandong University, Jinan, China 250100-March 1, 2013.

5. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged. Nominations, inquiries and applications, including a resume, cover letter, references and copy of passport or other ID available at the time of application should be sent in confidence to:

Ms Yingchun Wang, Department of International Affairs

Email:sduesp@gmail.com.

Application review process

-First selection: Application materials and common documents

-Second selection: Major suited and work experience

-Third selection: Interview during the second week of March

- Final (third selection) candidates will be noticed individually during the third week of March.

Program schedule before coming to China

-Third week of March: Announcement of accepted applications and candidates on waiting list.

-Late March: Issue offer letters for instructors to confirm their acceptance.

-Early April: Issues visa document to instructors who send back their confirmation.

-Middle of April-Instructors submit visa application to Chinese Embassy or General Consulate at home countries. Information on procedures and fee can be found at the website of Chinese Embassy or General Consulate.

It is also strongly recommended that instructors start to look for flight information in order to get the best price as soon as being notified of the acceptance.

Course information

-Course Name: Learning English through Culture

-Course Code: 86860129

-Credit: 2

-Class hours: 108 hours including opening session and closing ceremony

-Student level: Undergraduate

-Class size: 20-25 students in each class

-Location: Central Campus, Jinan

-Course duration: Monday July 8th - Saturday July 27th, 2013.

-Teaching schedule: Monday-Saturday, 8:30 am-11:30 am, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm.

Instruction

The English Summer Program plans to enroll about 200 SDU undergraduate students who are divided into small classes with about 20-25 in each. Participants will be selected to ensure they have proper language competence. The whole course includes several themes related to western cultures and social issues. Each teacher shall give 6 hours instruction (from 8:30 to 11:30 in the morning and 2:00-5:00 in the afternoon) every day. Each teacher can choose two topics for the instruction on their own first, and the topics should be reviewed by the program organizers. During the three weeks course, each teacher will teach 3 groups of students, one group for a week. They will cover the two topics in one week (one topic for 3 days). Instructions will be repeated in the three groups. As this is an intensive course, teachers are encouraged to involve students in their teaching activities actively and class interactions are stressed.

Assessment is given in two parts: (1) Oral presentation (50% of the total). Each participant is required to give an oral presentation at the end of the program based on the instruction. They can choose one topic given by the course. (2) Everyday performance including attendance (50% of the total).

More information about the course and instruction

Prof. Yan Gao, College English Department

Email:collegeenglishsdu@gmail.com

Useful links

Shandong University/http://en.sdu.edu.cn/

Jinan /http://www.531springs.com/English/Jinan City

Shandong Province/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong