26.4164, Jobs: American Sign Language; Hawaiian; Thai; Vietnamese; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Translation: Native Speaker Consultant, Living Language

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Subject: 26.4164, Jobs: American Sign Language; Hawaiian; Thai; Vietnamese; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Translation: Native Speaker Consultant, Living Language

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Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:08:36
From: Erin Quirk [equirk at penguinrandomhouse.com]
Subject: American Sign Language; Hawaiian; Thai; Vietnamese; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Translation: Native Speaker Consultant, Living Language

 
University or Organization: Living Language 
Job Location: , USA (Telecommute)
Web Address: http://livinglanguage.com/
Job Title: Native Speaker Consultant - Thai, Hawaiian, Vietnamese, ASL
Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Translation 

Required Language(s): American Sign Language (ase)
                      Hawaiian (haw) 
                      Thai (tha) 
                      Vietnamese (vie) 

Description:

Living Language, an imprint of Penguin Random House, Inc., is currently looking for native speaker/signer consultants for several upcoming language courses. Consultants are needed for the following languages:

- Thai
- Hawaiian
- Vietnamese
- American Sign Language

The Thai consultant will review an existing course, provide additional content and advise on an audio recording session.  The project will require approximately 20 hours of work and can be done remotely. This project is to start immediately.

The Hawaiian, Vietnamese and American Sign Language consultants will be involved in the creation of new courses beginning in early 2016. 

The candidates:

- Must be native speaker/signers of the language
- Must be able to work legally in the US, or must reside outside the US
- Should have a background in linguistics and/or teaching Thai

For further details, including fees, schedule, and more detailed descriptions of the courses, please contact Erin Quirk (email address below).


Application Deadline: 31-May-2016 (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: equirk at penguinrandomhouse.com 
Contact Information:
	Erin Quirk 
	Email: equirk at penguinrandomhouse.com 


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