Arabic-L:LING:ACGE job

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Date: 07 Jul 2010
From: Jennifer McCune <jmccune at acge.org>
Subject: ACGE job

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 jmccune at acge.org Enter only the words Iraqi Arabic Position in the subject line of email.


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