Arabic-L:PEDA:Iraqi Arabic Job (online course)

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Date: 23 Sep 2009
From:jmccune at acge.org
Subject:Iraqi Arabic Job (online course)

Iraqi Arabic Language Project Employment Opportunities

ACGE, Inc.

The Academic Consortium for Global Education (ACGE, Inc.) is a non- 
profit academic consortium that accesses new knowledge and  
technological innovations created in America's research universities.  
One of our current projects is to create an on-line, web-based course  
to teach Iraqi Arabic to military personnel deployed on humanitarian  
missions such as building schools, healthcare facilities and  
infrastructure improvements.

The project team is seeking to add a highly motivated and experienced  
person who brings interests, skills and several of the following  
characteristics:

Knows well (native-level) Arabic, preferably Iraqi Arabic
Has extensive experience teaching Arabic
Enjoys working as part of a demanding and collaborative professional  
team
Has a strong understanding of second language acquisition theory and  
teaching
Demonstrates enthusiasm and experience in the use of educational  
technology
Has experience with the convergence of technology and language teaching
Is able to work independently while contributing explicitly to the  
goals of the project
Understands task-based language learning
Has experience working in on-line environments and using computer  
technologies to work remotely
Is able to maintain close contact with members of the team, whether it  
be electronically or otherwise
Can work independently while contributing explicitly to the goals of  
the project
Has experience assessing student learning outcomes

Other useful skills may include:
Experience assessing student learning outcomes
Background in parametric, non-parametric, and corpus statistics
Knowledge and experience with the concept of gaming and learning
Knowledge of serious game development and/or intelligent learning  
environment technologies

Interested persons should mail or email their vita/ resume or letter  
of interest to:

ACGE ISLET   PO Box 2675 Charlottesville, VA 22902
or
  HYPERLINK "mailto:jmccune at acge.org" jmccune at acge.org  Enter only the  
words Iraqi Arabic Position in the subject line of email.



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