Portuguese (European & Brazilian) 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 support the Defense Language Institute. This role involves providing high-quality language instruction, focusing on proficiency-oriented principles and real-world tasks. You will engage students through culturally relevant content and diverse instructional technologies, fostering their communicative competence and independent learning skills. If you have a passion for language education and a commitment to student success, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic educational environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant teaching experience required.
• Must be a native speaker of the language taught and adaptable to students' needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide language instruction in a classroom and virtual environment.
• Tailor lessons to meet individual student needs and emphasize real-life communication.

Skills

Language Instruction

Culturally-based Teaching

Communicative Competence

Task-based Language Teaching

Adaptability to Learning Styles

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Instructional Technologies

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EEO STATEMENT

Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No employee or applicant for employment is denied equal opportunity because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, any other non-merit-based factor, or other characteristics protected by law. As part of the company's equal employment opportunity policy, Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries, will also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities. The Unconventional, LLC. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are a committed team of dedicated former military and civilian professionals who believe in providing ethical and quality services to Government customers. Our leadership team is composed primarily of Veterans who are now serving in a corporate environment rather than in uniform. Our customer's missions become our own and we are committed to working as a team to achieve success. Our mission, therefore, is to help our customers meet their requirements and goals.

Job Title

Language Instructor

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

Job Description

Summary:

The Unconventional is seeking a highly skilled Language Instructor to join our team to support the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). 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.
• Prepare for each class, tailoring the lesson to individual student needs.
• All instruction must be based on proficiency-oriented principles of second language acquisition.
• Instruction must be culturally-based, learner-centered, employing authentic materials and real-world tasks.
• Emphasize communicative competence in real-life situations.
• At all levels of proficiency, utilize level- and topic-appropriate lessons, materials, and activities.
• Teach writing skills to promote language acquisition.
• Utilize methods like Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT).
• Devote attention to non-participatory listening and general reading comprehension.
• Bridge the gap between global and job-specific language performance skills.
• Engage students’ higher-order thinking skills and develop independent learning skills.
• Incorporate diverse instructional technologies into training.
• Integrate intercultural competence and cultural knowledge into language instruction.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Must possess a Bachelor's degree or equivalent and have at least two (2) years of successful relevant experience in intensive training.
• Successful, relevant experience of at least four (4) years in teaching the target language to adult learners may substitute for education.
• Must be an educated native speaker of the current standard form of the language/dialect taught.
• Must possess the ability to adapt to students with varying learning styles.
• Instructors must have Oral Proficiency Interview scores of Level 3 or above on the ILR scale in the Target Language.

Clearance: Must be able to pass a background check.