Arabic Teacher

Roles and responsibilities

1. Teaching Arabic Language Skills

• Language Instruction: Teach all aspects of the Arabic language, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Emphasize proper pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.
• Curriculum Delivery: Implement the Arabic curriculum as outlined by the school or educational authority. Ensure that lessons are engaging, age-appropriate, and meet the language proficiency goals for each grade level.
• Differentiated Instruction: Tailor lessons to accommodate students’ individual learning needs, whether they are native speakers or beginners. Use various teaching strategies to cater to different learning styles, including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.
• Interactive Activities: Organize activities such as group discussions, debates, storytelling, role-playing, and cultural immersion experiences to enhance speaking and listening skills.
• Assessment and Feedback: Regularly assess students' progress in language acquisition through quizzes, tests, written assignments, and oral presentations. Provide constructive feedback to help students improve their skills.

2. Promoting Arabic Culture and Literature

• Cultural Education: Introduce students to the rich cultural history associated with the Arabic language, including literature, music, art, history, and traditions from Arabic-speaking countries.
• Literature: Teach classical and contemporary Arabic literature, focusing on major authors, poets, and works that are significant to the Arabic-speaking world. Encourage students to analyze and appreciate the linguistic beauty and themes of Arabic literature.
• Cultural Sensitivity: Foster an environment of respect and curiosity about Arab cultures. Use the study of Arabic to promote cultural understanding and global citizenship.

3. Encouraging Student Engagement and Participation

• Interactive Learning: Create opportunities for students to use Arabic in real-life contexts. This might include projects, presentations, or field trips that encourage practical application of the language.
• Classroom Environment: Foster a positive and supportive classroom environment where students feel confident using Arabic. Encourage participation, questions, and collaborative work to build communication skills.
• Motivation: Use creative teaching methods, such as games, songs, or interactive technology, to make learning Arabic fun and engaging for students of all ages.

4. Assessment and Progress Monitoring

• Track Student Progress: Regularly assess students’ abilities in reading, writing, speaking, and listening to track their progress. Offer ongoing assessments through class exercises, homework, quizzes, and oral exams.
• Provide Feedback: Provide timely and constructive feedback on written and spoken assignments to guide students in improving their language proficiency.
• Set Goals: Work with students to set achievable language-learning goals. Provide guidance and strategies on how they can improve in areas where they are struggling.

5. Classroom Management

• Maintain Discipline: Establish and enforce rules and expectations for classroom behavior to ensure a productive learning environment. Handle disciplinary issues professionally and with respect.
• Supportive Learning Atmosphere: Create a classroom environment where students feel comfortable making mistakes and asking questions, knowing that it’s part of the learning process.

Desired candidate profile

• A passion for providing outstanding teaching and driven to provide education at an exceptional level. Teachers enjoy an outstanding school environment in which to deliver a dynamic and creative curriculum to motivated students.
• Teachers are expected to have a current license/certification in their home country with a minimum of 3 years full-time teaching experience.
• Proven experience in IB school setting.
• Arabic degree from a reputable university.
• Experience teaching AFL is desirable.
• Aspiration to work in a world class school with real prospects for enhancing their career.

The safeguarding of our students is at the core of all that we do. all appointments are conditional on:

• Acceptable police checks (or equivalent) from the country of origin and from all counties in which you have worked.
• Appropriate references from your current and previous employer, corroborated by personal phone calls made to each.