We are seeking a qualified and experienced French Language Instructor to provide advanced language training to adult learners. The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of French language and culture, as well as a strong background in foreign-language pedagogy. The French Language Instructor will be responsible for delivering high-quality language instruction, developing course materials, and conducting research in both French and English.
Location: George C. Marshall Center/PLTCE, Breitenauerstr 16, 82467, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Course Requirements:
• Core Hours: 08:40 to 15:50 (50 mins * 6 Sessions, each day), Monday – Friday, excluding U.S. holidays. (Courses are scheduled based on member and/or host nation availability.)
• Course length: Provide 30 hours of intensive target language instruction per week, for as much as six (6) contact hours per day.
• Course Duration: Each individual course is five (5) weeks in length.
• Class size will typically range from 1-6 students.
Course Instructional Task: The course shall reflect current usage of the language in the Target Language (TL) country: the French languages, as spoken in Iran. Thus, students shall be exposed to dialects, slang expressions and specialized terminology (e.g. military/security, political, economic, scientific/technological, culture and social, geography: physical, political, and economic.).
The topic of “culture” shall be treated as it contributes to proper understanding of a text or message and as it becomes critical in the ability to effectively transmit a message and to interact appropriately with native speakers. Learning materials shall be derived from current and authentic sources and from all media (printed, audio, visual, electronic, etc.). The focus is on communicative competence using functional, task-based language and activities although some explicit treatment of grammar and vocabulary might be required.
The instruction shall include oral communication, pronunciation, structure, listening and reading comprehension, writing, as well as special skills development such as gisting, translation, interpretation and transcription. Course shall include professional-level (ILR Level 3 or higher) material that addresses various aspects of the society where the target language is spoken (e.g. military and security, economic and political, scientific and technological, culture and social, and geography: physical, political, and economic).