Part-time Vietnamese Language Lecturer position at UW-Seattle

Part-time Lecturer in Vietnamese

The Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington seeks to appoint a 50% part-time Lecturer in Vietnamese. The initial appointment, beginning Autumn Quarter 2019, is for three years, with the possibility of renewal. Applicants must have at least an M.A. degree or foreign equivalent in Vietnamese, foreign language teaching, or another relevant area. Native or native-equivalent proficiency in Vietnamese, English fluency, and at least one year of experience teaching at the college or university level are required. The successful applicant will be expected to teach Vietnamese language at all levels, to develop curricula and teaching materials, to team-teach, and to train and supervise teaching assistants. The University of Washington has a vibrant and growing Vietnamese language program. University of Washington faculty members engage in teaching and service.  This position is non-tenure-track and has a 9 month (September 16th – June 15th) service period.

Priority will be given to complete applications received before February 1, 2019. Applications, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, sample of teaching materials, one-page statement of teaching philosophy, recent student evaluations, and three letters of recommendation, should be submitted electronically to apply.interfolio.com/57270.  Applicants may be asked later to submit a video recording of themselves teaching a Vietnamese language class. For further questions about the position, the status of the opening, or disability accommodations, please contact Pauli Sandjaja at sandjaja@uw.edu.

The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

R.I.P. Filipino Instructor Zenaida Fulgencio

Dear COTSEAL members,

Juliana, Augustini and I are deeply saddened to inform you of the unexpected loss of one of our beloved and active faculty members and COTSEAL colleagues, Zeny or Zenaida Fulgencio, who taught Filipino at the University of Michigan (U-M). Zeny lost her life in an automobile accident in Los Angeles last weekend. We join her family and the U-M’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies community in grieving for her sudden departure. Her genuine smile, kindness, and contributions to teaching Filipino, will be long remembered. When we learn more about the funeral arrangements, we will make an announcement again.

Pittaya Paladroi-Shane
COTSEAL Vice-President

Call for COTSEAL Roundtable Participants at AAS 2019, Denever, CO

CALL FOR ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS AAS Annual Conference March 21 – 24, 2019 in Denver, Colorado

TRIMMING THE HEGEMONY: LINGUISTIC IMPERIALISM AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM 
Sponsored by the Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages (COTSEAL) (a PDF version of this document is available here)

Southeast Asia is one of the most linguistically diverse area in the world with over 1,000 living languages that belong to five major language families (Ethnologue 2018). In the classroom, however, Southeast Asian languages are traditionally presented as monoliths that perpetuate the often oppressive realities of linguistic hegemony in the region. Furthermore, SEA languages taught in the classroom are not always the home languages for heritage learners or the field languages scholars need to conduct fieldwork. This official COTSEAL roundtable aims to bring together various stakeholders to critically and collaboratively move towards inclusion and equity in and beyond the language classroom. Some questions to inform the discussion:

• What role, if any, do SEA language programs have in representing multilingualism in the region?
• What are some best practices in choosing language teaching materials that are mindful and inclusive for both heritage and L2 learners?
• How can heritage learners from underrepresented languages and cultures be best engaged in the SEA language classroom?
• What are some responsibilities, if any, for SEA language teaching practitioners and area specialists in promoting linguistic equity and accessibility in the region?
• What are the experiences of scholars and practitioners working in linguistically, culturally, and ethnically diverse areas and how can the language classroom best prepare them for the field

We especially invite indigenous advocates and scholars, language teaching practitioners, linguists, social scientists, and other stakeholders outside academia to participate in this roundtable discussion.

Please send a short statement NO LATER THAN JULY 30 of how you would like to contribute to the themes and discussions of this roundtable (250 words), CV/resume, and affiliation and contact information to:

Kanjana Thepboriruk, Ph.D.
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Department of World Languages and Cultures Northern Illinois University kanjana@niu.edu

2018 COTSEAL Conference Program

The 2018 COTSEAL/SEASSI Conference Program is now available. The conference will take place July 27-28 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

See https://cotseal.net/conference.html for up-to-date conference information.

2018 COTSEAL/SEASSI Conference paper proposal deadline extended to June 17

The deadline for proposals for presentations at the 2018 COTSEAL conference has been extended to Sunday, June 17.

Please see the previous post for more information.

2018 COTSEAL/SEASSI Conference: Call for Papers and Presentations

24^th COTSEAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE at SEASSI 2018

SEA Languages in the 21^st Century:  Teaching Strategies and Overcoming Challenges

July 27-28, 2018

University of Wisconsin, Madison

COTSEAL invites participants from academic institutions, teachers, researchers, and graduate students who are interested in, involved in, or have conducted research on Southeast Asian language education and linguistics to submit abstracts to the conference.

Paper/presentation topics may include, but are not limited to:

·       Different approaches in teaching SEA languages

·       Proficiency, project, community-based learning

·       Heritage language learners

·       Distance learning and flipped classrooms

·       University policies &related issues affecting SEA language instruction

(We encourage participants of the ACTFL Familiarization Workshop at University of Michigan to present results of their group work.) 

Abstract Submission Deadline: June 17, 2018 (deadline extended)

Notification of Acceptance: June 14, 2018

An abstract proposal should include the title, a brief description of 250 words maximum, and a presenter profile that should include your name, institution, email address, and phone number. Send them as two email attachments (MS words/pdf) to: jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu, Subject line: COTSEAL 2018 Abstract Submission.

                                   

Travel Grants

COTSEAL is offering partial matching travel grants to help lecturers and graduate students whose papers are accepted to present at the conference. Please indicate if you would like to apply for the travel grant in your submission email. A detailed description for applying for a travel grant can be found at http://cotseal.net/travel_grants.html, and the conference announcement and hotel and local travel information can be found here: http://cotseal.net/conference.html. Refer back to the website for frequent updates as the conference approaches, including the conference program.

Please note: all presenters and travel grant recipients must be paid members of COTSEAL at the time of the conference. To become or renew as a COTSEAL member: http://cotseal.net/COTSEAL_membership_form.pdf.

For more information about the conference, please contact the conference co-chairs:

                                    Juliana Wijaya                         jwijaya@humnet.ucla.edu

                                    Pittaya Paladroi-Shane        paladroi@ohio.edu

Conference Organizing Committee: Juliana Wijaya, Pittaya Paladroi, Ellen Rafferty, Desiana Pauli Sandjaja

COTSEAL Officers: Juliana Wijaya, Pittaya Paladroi-Shane, Agustini