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Amherst College

Japanese Teaching Assistant

Amherst, VA · On-site

$27 - $31/hr

Each Japanese language instructor teaches three courses per semester, so they need assistance for ... Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at Please be sure to ...

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Foreign Language Instructors at DOS, National Foreign Affairs Training Center "NFATC" (former FSI)

International Center for Language Studies

Arlington, VA

$44 - $49/hr

Full-time, Part-time

Re-posted 24 days ago

Job description

Category Language Instructor
Description
The International Center for Language Studies (ICLS) is a woman-owned, independent language school based in Washington, DC, which is now celebrating more than 58 years of delivering high-quality training in ESL and over 85 different foreign languages. The ICLS mission is to offer student-centered language programs that develop authentic target language use, focus on individual goals, and enable students to be successful in a global environment.
ICLS is contracted by Department of State's National Foreign Affairs Training Center "NFATC" (former FSI) to provide and manage contractor staff of high-quality Language and Culture Instructors, Testers, Raters, Distance Learning Mentors, Curriculum Specialists, and Digital Media Editors to support the School of Language Studies (SLS) National Foreign Affairs Training Center "NFATC"(former FSI). If you are interested in joining ICLS project team at FSI, please upload your most updated resume.
List of languages we are accepting resumes for (Please feel free to submit your resume even if your language is not on this list):
Albanian, Kosovar, Amharic, Arabic (All Dialects), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cambodian/Khmer, Cantonese, Mandarin, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, Estonian, Farsi, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Haitian-Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Serbian), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tajiki, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese.
Position Requirements
  • All labor categories require U.S. work authorization. U.S. Citizens and Permanent/Legal Residents are welcomed to apply
  • Educated native or near-native speaker of the target language (preferably Level 4 or higher on the ILR proficiency scale)
  • Possesses the cultural background of the specific country or geographical region where the target language is spoken
  • A minimum English proficiency level of a 2/2 on the ILR proficiency scale
  • Experience teaching adult learners the target language in a classroom setting (preferably 3 or more years).
  • Experience administering proficiency-based assessments (i.e., DLPT, ACTFL, OPI, etc.), preferably 1 year of experience
  • BA/BS, MA/MS, or PhD., or foreign equivalent degree(s) in any field
  • Knowledge of basic computer skills: e.g., email, Microsoft Office Suite, and familiarity with online meeting software (Zoom, Skype, MS Teams, and Webex).
Full-Time/Part Time Full-Time and/or Part-Time
Keywords
FSI, ICLS, Language Instructor, Foreign Language Teacher, Tester, Serbian, Ukrainian, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin), Italian, Japanese, Russian, Farsi, Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Haitian-Creole, Urdu
Hiring Manager(s) Judy Evans
Location National Foreign Affairs Training Center "NFATC" Campus- Arlington, Virginia
About the Organization
EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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