Members of the ELI are normally expected to be on campus from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, or 10.30 am to 6.30 pm, Monday through Friday. During the two semester breaks from teaching, each of approximately five to six weeks, lecturers are not typically required to be on campus.
All lecturers are involved in the following during the two fifteen-week semesters of teaching:
A teaching load of eight 90-minute instruction periods per week, for a total of thirty weeks each year. Teaching may involve working with students in different departments in the university on a variety of courses
Conversing with students in the English Lounge and/or consulting by appointment in a skills-practice center (e.g., advising on writing skills in the Academic Support Area) for two 90-minute sessions per week
Both during the teaching weeks and at other times during the academic year, lecturers are involved in such things as the following:
Ongoing collaborative curriculum development work as courses are typically custom-made in-house (e.g., materials development, evaluation, ongoing action research etc. related to courses taught）
Research (e.g., Institutional and/or personal)
Participation in the ELI's Professional Development Program comprising classroom observations and mentoring
Participation in ELI Committee work
Attendance at all scheduled meetings and planned activities of the ELI, as well as other special meetings, called from time to time as needed (e.g., administration of an in-house English proficiency exam.)
Attendance at special ceremonies and events conducted by the university, including entrance exams, Open Campus Day, and the Entrance and Graduation Ceremonies
Cooperating with the University’s Public Relations (PR) division in promoting the university to high school students and other interested parties. Duties may also include occasional demonstration lessons at high schools (such activities may involve additional financial compensation).
Depending on institutional needs, lecturers may be involved in the development and delivery of new English-language programs designed to support emerging academic initiatives and interdisciplinary fields.
Annual Individual Research Allowance: ¥100,000 financial support for research purposes, and additional financial support towards domestic and overseas conferences
Overseas Relocation Allowance: ¥100,000 to defray the relocation expenses incurred by overseas appointees
Commuting Allowance: Based on costs of daily travel between a staff member’s residence and the university, calculated per university regulations
Contract Completion Payment (based on the number of years completed)
Private university specializing in foreign languages, intercultural communication, linguistics, and global liberal arts. The English Language Institute (ELI) provides English language education to first- and second-year students. Read More
