31.2718, Jobs: English; French; Spanish; Applied Linguistics: Freelancer, Duolingo

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LINGUIST List: Vol-31-2718. Thu Sep 03 2020. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 31.2718, Jobs: English; French; Spanish; Applied Linguistics: Freelancer, Duolingo

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Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:15:30
From: Elizabeth Onstwedder [onstwedder at duolingo.com]
Subject: English; French; Spanish; Applied Linguistics: Freelancer, Duolingo

 
University or Organization: Duolingo 
Web Address: https://www.duolingo.com/
Job Title: Freelance Pedagogy Expert (Grammar)
Job Rank: Freelancer; Other

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics 

Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      French (fra) 
                      Spanish (spa) 

Description:

Use your expertise in teaching grammar to help Duolingo users learn better!

Duolingo is looking for a pedagogy expert who is highly proficient in Spanish
and French to help create content to teach grammar implicitly and explicitly.
This is a temporary freelance position (no benefits included). All work will
be conducted remotely and hours are flexible.

Responsibilities:
- Develop content to teach grammar concepts in Spanish and French
- Help create assessments of learners' grammatical knowledge

Requirements:
- Advanced proficiency in Spanish
- Advanced proficiency in French
- Native or near-native proficiency in English
- Experience teaching Spanish to speakers of English and/or experience
developing content for language learning curricula
- Ability to think about language analytically (e.g., breaking down
grammatical concepts into smaller parts for the purposes of teaching)
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work 15-20 hours a week

Exceptional candidates will have:
- Advanced proficiency in Portuguese
- Knowledge of additional languages

To apply, please see the application link provided below.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://duolingo.breezy.hr/p/4f1116169022 
Contact Information:
	Elizabeth Onstwedder 
	Email: apply-4f1116169022 at duolingo.breezy-mail.com 


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