Position Overview: The position consists of teaching Riyadh Arabic (Najdi dialect) to highly motivated and engaged adult learners who are Canadian government professionals. Learners study Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) while simultaneously developing their spoken communication skills in the Riyadh dialect. The training aims to equip learners with the ability to communicate effectively in everyday and professional interactions in Saudi Arabia, while developing their MSA proficiency for formal, written, and professional communication.

The training is designed to develop learners' overall Arabic language proficiency and intercultural communication skills to support their professional responsibilities and interactions in Saudi Arabia.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide intensive, student-centred language and cultural instruction, adapting teaching strategies and authentic learning materials to learners' qualified needs, language proficiency levels, and learning objectives.
- Deliver instruction using the Communicative Language Teaching Approach in an interactive, immersion-based environment.
- Teach speaking, listening, comprehension, reading, and writing skills, as appropriate to the language variety, as well as geopolitical, economic, cultural, and social issues.
- Adhere to program standards and learning objectives.
- Use technology and authentic, appropriate language resources to create a meaningful and varied learning experience.
- Work collaboratively with fellow teachers and other team members.

Minimum Competencies and Requirements:





- Demonstrate high proficiency in the Riyadh variety of Saudi Arabic (Najdi dialect).
- Hold a Bachelor's degree in linguistics, languages, literature, foreign language teaching, philology, or a related field.
- Possess experience teaching Arabic to adult learners.
- Have a strong understanding of the culture, society, and contemporary affairs of Riyadh and Saudi Arabia.
- Be proficient in one or both of Canada's official languages (English and/or French).
- If the Bachelor's degree is not in a relevant field, have a minimum of 500 hours of experience teaching Arabic to adult learners.
- Be adept at using information and multimedia technology, as well as mobile devices.
- Be willing and available to work online.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application, including a cover letter and an up-to-date résumé (CV), to Vildana Stanisic-Keller at [email protected].

In your cover letter, please indicate your proficiency in Riyadh Arabic (Najdi dialect) and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), your relevant experience teaching adult learners, and your understanding of Saudi Arabian culture and society.

Please note that only candidates selected for an online interview will be contacted.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 3.0 – 15.0 per week

Benefits:

- Work from home

Application question(s):

- How many years of language teaching experience do you have?
- Have you been born/lived/educated in Saudi Arabia?

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Work Location: Remote

📌 SAUDI ARABIC (Riyadh/Najdi Dialect) TEACHERS (Canada)
🏢 Graybridge Malkam
📍 Canada