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

Overview

The International Center for Language Studies (ICLS) is a woman-owned, independent language school based in Washington, DC, with more than 58 years of ESL training and 85+ languages. The 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, formerly FSI) to provide and manage contractor staff of language and culture instructors, testers, raters, distance learning mentors, curriculum specialists, and digital media editors to support the School of Language Studies (SLS) at NFATC.

Note:

The original description does not provide explicit day-to-day responsibilities. The role supports language and culture instruction and related activities within the NFATC project team.

• Support the NFATC project team as a Language and Culture Instructor, Tester, Rater, Distance Learning Mentor, Curriculum Specialist, or Digital Media Editor.

List of languages we are accepting resumes for (feel free to submit 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.

• 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 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 (e.g., DLPT, ACTFL, OPI), preferably 1 year of experience.
• BA/BS, MA/MS, or PhD, or foreign equivalent degree(s) in any field.
• Knowledge of basic computer skills: email, Microsoft Office, and familiarity with online meeting software (Zoom, Skype, MS Teams, Webex).

Full-Time and/or Part-Time.

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.

Judy Evans

National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC), Campus - Arlington, Virginia.

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