3.4 | Oral Communication Competence of Instructional Staff

A. Purpose
This policy is established to ensure that instructional staff at Sampoerna University have sufficient English language proficiency to provide classroom instruction. A lecturer may only use a foreign language to conduct foreign language courses or courses mandated by the government to be taught in Indonesian. No academic staff member may be hired, unless assigned to teach courses taught in a foreign language, unless they comply with the provisions of this policy.

B. Scope
This policy does not prohibit a faculty member from providing individual assistance in a foreign language for the purpose of providing clarification to students.

C. Policy

1. Individuals being interviewed for an instructional position at Sampoerna University will be carefully evaluated prior to being hired to ensure that they possess effective communication skills in the English language.
2. All individuals being considered for an instructional position, except those recruited to teach courses in a foreign language, must provide evidence deemed sufficient by the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs regarding their English language proficiency. This may be satisfied with an appropriate scored on an Approved Test of English Language Proficiency, academic records from a tertiary education institution where English is the medium of instruction, or through a personal interview with the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs or designee with expertise in English or English as a Second Language.
3. Each hiring packet for academic staff, except those hired to teach courses in a foreign language, must include an English Proficiency Form.