Uzbek Language Instructor, DLI-W

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

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking a skilled Language Instructor to support the Defense Language Institute. This role involves providing effective language instruction tailored to adult learners, incorporating cultural competence and diverse instructional technologies. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and experience in intensive training, with a strong focus on proficiency-oriented teaching methods. Join a team dedicated to enhancing language skills and cultural understanding, contributing to national efforts in language education. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of language instruction in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree and 2 years of relevant experience.
• Native speaker of the language taught with proficiency scores.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional foreign language instruction in classroom and virtual settings.
• Tailor lessons to individual student needs using authentic materials.

Skills

Language Instruction

Cultural Competence

Adult Learning Methods

Curriculum Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Instructional Technologies

Job description

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.

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. Because of the depth and experiences of our corporate leadership, we can assure all our customers that "we will do what we say we can do" and will focus on our customer's missions rather than corporate goals. Our business model is based on a personal commitment from our leaders to maintain contact with our customers to continually and consistently gauge our performance. Yorktown Systems Group was founded on the idea that providing quality and ethical services with a laser focus on our customer's goals is an effective long-term business model. 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). DLIFLC is responsible for ensuring that our Nation's effort to understand the languages and cultures of our friends and foes alike are met. 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 he/she teaches, tailoring the lesson to individual student’s needs.
• All instruction must be based on proficiency-oriented principles of second language acquisition with a strong focus on instructional methods that are effective for adult learners.
• Instruction must be culturally-based, learner-centered, employing authentic materials and real-world tasks.
• At all levels of proficiency, lessons, materials and activities must be utilized to generate spontaneous use of the language.
• Writing skills must be taught to promote language acquisition.
• Methods like Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) align well.
• Sufficient attention must be devoted to non-participatory listening and general reading comprehension.
• The program is expected to bridge the gap between global and job-specific language performance skills.
• Training must engage students’ higher order thinking skills and adhere to best practices in adult education.
• The training MUST incorporate the use of diverse instructional technologies.
• Intercultural Competence and cultural knowledge MUST be integrated into language instruction.
• In all languages, Contractors are expected to use authentic materials and language together.
• Curriculum/materials should include sufficient quantity, analysis, and comprehension of Target Language (TL) texts.
• All courses must include a syllabus.

Required Qualifications:

• At a minimum, must possess a Bachelors degree or equivalent and have at least two (2) years of successful relevant experience in intensive training.
• Successful experience of at least four (4) years in teaching the target language to adult learners may be substituted 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 in the Target Language.

Clearance: Must be able to pass a background check.