NFLC Language Consultant Opportunities
The National Foreign Language
Center (NFLC) at the University of Maryland is a research institute dedicated to
promoting communication within the United States in languages other than
English. We are currently working on a project that provides adult language
learners with interactive online tools to reinforce their foreign language
skills. We focus on less commonly taught languages. We are currently looking for
several individuals to help us launch projects in the following languages:
- Arabic, Egyptian
- Arabic, Libyan
- Bulgarian
- Czech
- Dari
- French (North African)
- German
- Greek
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Levant French
- North Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese (Continental)
- Spanish (Venezuelan)
- Swahili
- Tongan
- West Punjabi
- Uzbek
Minimum Requirements:
- Native, or near-native, proficiency in the target language
- English proficiency
- Ability to conduct Internet research and submit Word
documents and/or audio files
Desired Qualifications:
- Knowledge of ILR scale of language proficiency
Specifically, we need educated native speakers of these
languages (or individuals with equivalent proficiency levels) to review online
activities and cultural notes for online foreign language learning modules for
their native language using software we provide.
In addition, we are looking for speakers to find authentic
reading and audio passages, to record audio files, and to perform various
editing tasks in these languages.
The work is part-time, contractual, and most of the work can
be done from your home computer.
All candidates must have permission to work in the United
States, or reside and work outside of the United States.
If you are interested in working with us, or if you know a
qualified candidate who would be interested in working with us, please contact
the NFLC via email at recruitment@nflc.org. Submit your current
resume or CV with your language in the subject line. Thank you!
Danielle Burns
National Foreign Language Center
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