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<p>That’s an odd example you used considering the skyrocketing demand for college Chinese courses within the last 2 decades. Almost all the Chinese language instructors I’ve had or knew were not only full-time…but also effectively tenured even if they weren’t “tenure track faculty”. </p>
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<p>As drill instructors/recitation, yes. Actually teaching the courses themselves without oversight from more experienced instructors…that doesn’t seem to be the common practice even at the larger universities.</p>