Senior Japanese LinguistLanguage Instruction/Testing
Posted 2025-08-15
Remote, USA
Full Time
Immediate Start
About the position
The Senior Japanese Linguist-Language Instruction/Testing role at SOS International LLC involves providing language instruction to adult students in a professional setting. The position requires lesson planning, delivery, and assessment of learning outcomes, with a focus on enhancing students' proficiency in Japanese across various levels. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential for engaging effectively with students and collaborating with organizational stakeholders.
Responsibilities
• Deliver instruction to students ranging from starting levels 0 to 3 to raise their proficiency level on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR).
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• Execute the full cycle of lesson development/planning, instruction, and student assessment.
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• Develop lesson plans appropriate for beginners, intermediate, and advanced classes.
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• Facilitate classes focused on real-world scenarios to develop students' skills in speaking, listening, and reading for both social and professional situations.
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• Provide students with constructive feedback and consult with customers on organizational needs to further student success.
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• Assess students' learning and proficiency levels based on the ILR scale.
Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Language, or a related field.
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• U.S. citizenship required for security clearance.
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• Minimum of five years of experience in foreign language instruction, assessing student proficiency, developing instructional curricula, and integrating current technology and cultural understanding.
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• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, assessed through a standardized exam.
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• Native or near-native competency in Japanese, assessed through standardized language exams.
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• Experience in using SharePoint and Microsoft Office.
Nice-to-haves
• Active, in-scope TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
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• Master's degree in Education, Language, or a related field.
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• Overseas experience related to or utilizing Japanese language.
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• Versed in multiple teaching methods to support students' varied learning abilities and styles.
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• Subject matter expertise in International Relations, Counter-terrorism, Economics, Legal/Law, Military, Narcotics, Science & Technology, Literature, and Cross-cultural studies.
Benefits Apply tot his job
The Senior Japanese Linguist-Language Instruction/Testing role at SOS International LLC involves providing language instruction to adult students in a professional setting. The position requires lesson planning, delivery, and assessment of learning outcomes, with a focus on enhancing students' proficiency in Japanese across various levels. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential for engaging effectively with students and collaborating with organizational stakeholders.
Responsibilities
• Deliver instruction to students ranging from starting levels 0 to 3 to raise their proficiency level on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR).
,
• Execute the full cycle of lesson development/planning, instruction, and student assessment.
,
• Develop lesson plans appropriate for beginners, intermediate, and advanced classes.
,
• Facilitate classes focused on real-world scenarios to develop students' skills in speaking, listening, and reading for both social and professional situations.
,
• Provide students with constructive feedback and consult with customers on organizational needs to further student success.
,
• Assess students' learning and proficiency levels based on the ILR scale.
Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Language, or a related field.
,
• U.S. citizenship required for security clearance.
,
• Minimum of five years of experience in foreign language instruction, assessing student proficiency, developing instructional curricula, and integrating current technology and cultural understanding.
,
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, assessed through a standardized exam.
,
• Native or near-native competency in Japanese, assessed through standardized language exams.
,
• Experience in using SharePoint and Microsoft Office.
Nice-to-haves
• Active, in-scope TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
,
• Master's degree in Education, Language, or a related field.
,
• Overseas experience related to or utilizing Japanese language.
,
• Versed in multiple teaching methods to support students' varied learning abilities and styles.
,
• Subject matter expertise in International Relations, Counter-terrorism, Economics, Legal/Law, Military, Narcotics, Science & Technology, Literature, and Cross-cultural studies.
Benefits Apply tot his job