<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Arabic-L: Wed 26 Jan 2011<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dil@byu.edu">dil@byu.edu</a>><br>[To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l@byu.edu]<br>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to<br><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:<br> unsubscribe arabic-l ]<br><br>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------<br><br>1) Subject: Diplomatic Language Services Jobs<br><br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 26 Jan 2011<br>From: reposted from LINGUIST<br>Subject: Diplomatic Language Services Jobs<br><br>Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:55:18<br>From: Caitlin Marshall [cmarshall@dlsdc.com]<br>Subject: Arabic, Standard; French; Farsi, Eastern; Pashto, Central; Spanish & Austronesian & Language Acquisition: Manager / Testing Project Manager, Diplomatic Language Services, Virginia, USA<br><br>E-mail this message to a friend:<br><a href="http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=22-463.html&submissionid=4493055&topicid=7&msgnumber=1">http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=22-463.html&submissionid=4493055&topicid=7&msgnumber=1</a><br><br><br><br>University or Organization: Diplomatic Language Services <br>Department: Curriculum Development<br>Job Location: Virginia, USA <br>Web Address: <a href="http://www.dlsdc.com/">http://www.dlsdc.com</a><br>Job Rank: Manager <br><br>Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition <br><br>Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)<br> French (fra) <br> Farsi, Eastern (prs) <br> Pashto, Central (pst) <br> Spanish (spa) <br> Austronesian <br><br>Description:<br><br>Diplomatic Language Services (DLS) is a 25-year old company based in the<br>Washington, DC metro area that provides language and cultural training and<br>other related language services to US government and commercial clients. <br>We are currently recruiting a Project Manager for an upcoming one-year test<br>development project. The project involves developing test items for<br>proficiency tests in six languages. <br><br>Qualifications: <br>-Master's degree in Language Education or a related field strongly<br>preferred (or BA degree in Language Education, Linguistics/related field<br>plus 5 years of language training and testing experience)<br>-At least one year of experience managing language proficiency test<br>development projects<br>-Knowledge of the Inter-Agency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale <br>-High level computer skills <br>-Native or near-native English proficiency <br>-Very strong multitasking and interpersonal skills <br>-Previous experience with language training and testing <br>-Proven track record of meeting project deadlines under clear time constraints <br>-Some familiarity with Dari, Pashto, Iraqi Arabic, Spanish, Farsi, or<br>French is helpful. <br><br>Responsibilities include: <br>-Interface with the client, acting as main point of contact to receive and<br>disseminate feedback to project staff. <br>-Engage test developers in ongoing training activities, sharing subject<br>matter expertise and educating them in language proficiency testing and<br>curriculum development theory and pedagogical processes. <br>-Ensure deadlines are being met across all languages and take<br>responsibility for providing final deliverables to client. <br>-Oversee the revision process, ensuring that feedback is clearly conveyed<br>to the development team. <br>-Perform a final review of each test component to make sure that quality<br>expectations are being met. <br><br>DLS is a rapidly growing language services company with a dynamic and<br>flexible work environment and significant employee growth opportunities.<br>Please send your resume and salary requirement to the address provided. No<br>phone calls, please. EOE.<br><br><br>Application Deadline: 10-Feb-2011 <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <br>Email Address for Applications: <a href="mailto:recruiting@dlsdc.com">recruiting@dlsdc.com</a> <br>Contact Information:<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Caitlin Marshall <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Email: <a href="mailto:cmarshall@dlsdc.com">cmarshall@dlsdc.com</a> <br><br><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 26 Jan 2011</div></body></html>