Visiting Faculty, French
Athena School of Management
Athena School of Management - Mumbai
About the Role
Visiting Faculty – French is an on-site position responsible for planning, delivering, and assessing French language courses, with a focus on business communication and professional contexts.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare lesson plans and teaching materials.
- Conduct interactive classroom sessions.
- Assign and grade assessments.
- Provide constructive feedback to learners.
- Mentor learners in spoken and written French.
- Facilitate language labs or conversation groups.
- Integrate relevant business case studies or scenarios.
- Participate in academic meetings.
- Contribute to curriculum enhancement.
- Collaborate with other faculty to ensure high-quality, engaging language learning experiences.
Qualifications
- Strong proficiency in French (near-native or advanced level) with excellent spoken and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience teaching French, preferably at the higher education or professional level, with familiarity in business French or corporate communication.
- Relevant academic background, such as a degree in French, applied linguistics, languages, literature, or a closely related field.
- Ability to design engaging lesson plans, assessments, and classroom activities that promote practical language use and learner participation.
- Effective classroom management skills and the ability to work with diverse learner groups and varied proficiency levels.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with a learner-centered approach and commitment to mentoring and holistic development.
- Comfort with using digital tools and educational technology to support language teaching and assessment.
- Prior experience in business schools or management education is an advantage.
- Exposure to corporate environments or cross-cultural workplaces is beneficial.