French Language Instructor

**Job Title**:French Language Instructor

We are seeking a qualified and experienced French Language Instructor to provide advanced language training to adult learners.

**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).

**COURSE ESTIMATED SCHEDULE in 2023-2024**
- 16 Oct - 17 Nov 2023
- 8 Jan - 10 Feb 2024
- 20 Feb - 22 Mar 2024
- 1 Apr - 3 May 2024
- 13 May - 14 Jun 2024
- 8 Jul - 9 Aug 2024
- 19 Aug - 20 Sep 2024

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
1. Prepare a syllabus for the course.

2. Select appropriate materials covering relevant topics in military/security, political, etc.

3. Determine the media to be used for instructional purposes, such as audio, video, and Internet resources.

4. Select activities to help students develop proficiency and skills.

5. Develop exercises and activities that align with the proficiency development needs of the students.

6. Create quizzes and tests to monitor and assess student progress.

7. Provide training and guidance on Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) skill level descriptions and user agencies' "Final Learning Objectives" (FLO). This training is expected to be no more than four hours and will primarily involve written guidance.

8. Provide a weekly schedule by Monday morning, detailing the activities and sources to be used during each instructional period.

9. Conduct a student needs analysis on the first day of class to identify individual strengths, weaknesses, and special requests/needs. Refine the analysis during the first week and provide a written report and plan for addressing the findings for each student by the end of the week.

10. Conduct daily lessons, comprising a minimum of six 50-minute periods per day.

11. Assign tailored homework on a daily basis to address the specific needs of each student.

12. Provide feedback on completed homework assignments, identifying problem areas and offering immediate remediation.

13. Report students who fail to complete assignments or do so carelessly.

14. Counsel students on their academic progress.

15. Communicate any problems with students to the point of contact (POC) in a timely manner, reporting issues on the day they arise (e.g., tardiness, disruptive behavior, or absence).

16. Offer tutorials as needed or requested by students before or after the six daily sessions.

17. Plan suitable out-of-class activities for the class and inform the POC of the location and details of these activities at least two days in advance.

18. Prepare all teaching materials prior to the start of each class, avoiding the need to prepare materials during teaching hours.

**Qualifications.**
- Fluent in the French languages, as spoken **in Iran**, with the ability to read, write, and speak at a level consistent with a person indigenous to the region.
- French Language proficiency shall be proved with one of followings
- (A) a native speaker
- (B) or that the proposed instructor obtained Target Language (TL) proficiency through formal education (courses completed at an inst