Mongolian Language Instructor, DLI-W

The Unconventional; Arlington (WA); Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a dedicated Language Instructor to provide engaging foreign language education at the Defense Language Institute. This role involves crafting tailored lesson plans, utilizing diverse instructional technologies, and ensuring students achieve proficiency in their target language. The ideal candidate will be a native speaker with a strong command of English and a passion for teaching. Join a mission-driven team that enhances national security through language education, and help students develop the skills they need for their future careers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 2+ years of relevant teaching experience.
• Must be a native speaker of the language taught with strong English skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional foreign language instruction in classroom and virtual settings.
• Tailor lessons to meet individual student needs and promote language proficiency.

Skills

Language Instruction

Proficiency-Oriented Teaching

Curriculum Development

Adaptability to Learning Styles

Cultural Competence

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Equivalent Experience

Tools

Online Learning Applications

Electronic Flash Cards

Social Collaboration Tools

Job description

Mongolian Language Instructor, DLI-W - (2030)

Job Title: Mongolian Language Instructor, DLI-W

Location: Arlington, VA - Arlington, VA 22201 US
National Capital Region (NCR) - Washington, DC 20540 US (Primary)
Remote Arlington, VA - Arlington, VA 22201 US
Remote Washington DC - Washington, DC 20001 US
Washington, DC - Washington, DC US

Category: Contractors

Summary:

The Unconventional is seeking a highly skilled Language Instructor to join our team to support the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). The DLIFLC provides culturally based foreign language education, training, evaluation, and sustainment to enhance the security of the nation here and abroad. In this role, you will be responsible for providing classroom language instruction for the Defense Language Institute - Washington (DLI-W).

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Provide professional foreign language instruction to students in a classroom and/or virtual environment, with courses ranging from ten (10) weeks or longer.
• Prepare for each class, tailoring the lesson to individual student’s needs.
• Base all instruction and support services on proficiency-oriented principles of second language acquisition.
• Employ authentic materials and real-world tasks that resemble what students may do with their language skills in their final job assignments.
• Utilize level- and topic-appropriate lessons, materials, and activities to promote spontaneous use of the language.
• Teach writing skills to promote language acquisition and proficiency.
• Engage students’ higher order thinking skills and develop independent learning skills.
• Incorporate diverse instructional technologies such as electronic flash cards, online learning applications, and social collaboration tools.
• Integrate intercultural competence and cultural knowledge into language instruction.
• Use authentic materials and language together in immersive ways with diagnostically oriented teaching methods.
• Ensure curriculum/materials include sufficient quantity, analysis, and comprehension of listening and reading Target Language (TL) texts.
• All courses must include a syllabus.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with at least two (2) years of successful relevant experience in intensive training, teaching adults using proficiency-oriented methods.
• At least four (4) years of relevant teaching experience may substitute for education.
• Must be an educated native speaker of the current standard form of the language/dialect taught with strong English language skills.
• Must possess the ability to adapt to students with varying learning styles.
• Must have Oral Proficiency Interview scores of Level 3 or above in the Target Language and Level 2 or above in English.

Clearance: Must be able to pass a background check.