Part-time Faculty: English Adjunct Pool

PART-TIME ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR(s) - Course Descriptions:

ENGL 0111 - College Literacy

This course focuses on the development and improvement of reading comprehension, language competency, and writing skills. The emphasis is on discovering self as a reader and writer. Through multiple opportunities to read various texts, to write collaboratively and individually, and to share writing with others, students will experience all phases of the reading and writing processes. This course is reading-intensive and writing-intensive and designed to help develop college-level literacy skills. Credits in this course will not satisfy any certificate or degree requirement.

ENGL 1110 – English Composition 1A

This course focuses on the writing process and on the composition of expository writing assignments, including personal, informational, and critical essays. Students will read and analyze expository and imaginative texts (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama).

ENGL 1120 – English Composition 2

This course analyzes argumentative strategies, models, and texts. Students will focus on the research process: identifying sources through electronic and print-based research strategies, evaluating research materials, and integrating and synthesizing research material. The course culminates in the production of a fully documented argumentative paper.

ENGL 1111 – English Composition 1B

This course focuses on the writing process and on the composition of expository writing assignments, including personal, informational, and critical essays. Students will read and analyze expository and imaginative texts (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama). In addition, the course reviews the principles of writing effective sentences and paragraphs. Fulfilling all requirements of the first course in the composition sequence, this course provides an additional credit hour designed to address the developmental needs of underprepared student writers, reviewing basic grammar and principles of writing effective sentences and paragraphs.

QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree in English is required; or a Master’s degree in a related field plus 18 18 graduate credit hours in English; experience teaching college-level composition classes preferred.

COMPENSATION: Part-time faculty earn $792/unit of load. Please visit our website to review Lakeland’s Benefits for Adjunct Faculty , including information on paid leave, professional development, partial fee waiver, employee assistance program and more.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Apply for this position through the college’s Human Resources website . Please be prepared to do the following:

• Answer all questions in the college’s employment application (*please read the note below)
• Attach a current resume and a cover letter summarizing your interest and qualifications for this position.
• Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; however, application review will begin immediately.

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