Course Lecturer – Second Language Literacy Development (Fall 2026)

About the role

The Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE) at McGill University seeks a Course Lecturer for EDSL 632 – Second Language Literacy Development. This 3‑credit, fall‑2026 course meets on Wednesdays evenings and focuses on theory and research related to teaching and learning second‑language reading and writing as socio‑cognitive activities.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver engaging lectures and facilitate discussion‑based learning sessions.
• Design and implement pedagogical tasks that draw on learners’ full linguistic repertoires.
• Assess student performance through assignments, literacy autobiographies, and research‑informed projects.
• Integrate digital platforms such as myCourses and Zoom to support blended and remote instruction when required.
• Promote equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout course content and delivery.

Required profile

• PhD in applied linguistics, second language education, language and literacy education, sociolinguistics, or a related interdisciplinary field.
• Strong grounding in theories of second language acquisition and literacy development, including biliteracy, pluriliteracies, translanguaging, and multimodality.
• Demonstrated experience teaching or facilitating learning in multilingual literacy contexts.
• Experience designing curricula that leverage learners’ linguistic repertoires and supporting inquiry‑based assignments.
• Familiarity with equity‑focused pedagogical approaches and digital teaching tools.

Required skills

• myCourses
• Zoom