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Online Language Instructor - American Sign Language (ASL).

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on teaching American Sign Language (ASL) to library professionals, enhancing their ability to serve Deaf patrons. Transparent Language aims to support diverse linguistic backgrounds through effective language training, combining technology with live instruction.

Qualifications

  • At least 4 years of ASL teaching experience supporting novice, beginner, and intermediate learners.
  • Educated, confident speaker of ASL or near-native ASL capability.
  • Experience in creating blended learning lessons.
  • Understanding of the Deaf community's cultural, social, and political environment.
  • Preferred: Master's Degree in the target language, education or a related field.

Responsibilities

  • Teach one or more online language courses in American Sign Language (ASL) to students.
  • Create energetic blended learning lessons tailored to customer needs.
  • Incorporate cultural, social, and political aspects of the Deaf community into lessons.

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Part time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • Online Teacher
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Adaptability

About the company

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Transparent Language

  • Language Learning & Schools
  • 51–200
What do U.S. Government personnel, the military, public libraries, universities, and business executives have in common? They turn to Transparent Language for their language-learning needs. They're serious about languages, and so are we. At Transparent Language, we treat language learning as more than just a casual pursuit. For our customers, including some of the U.S. government's most stringent language schools, success is not optional. Their students must reach a specified level of proficiency in a set amount of time. We make their challenge our mission: to train language faster with more reliable results. Visit our website to learn more about who we support and how we can help your organization reach its language goals: www.transparent.com

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Job description

At Transparent Language, we bring language learning to communities around the world via public library subscriptions. We also want to support library staff who serve patrons with different linguistic backgrounds, including Deaf patrons who communicate via ASL. As part of that effort, we offer library professionals access to a virtual “ASL for Librarians” class.

Our language training technique combines technology and live instruction to engage learners and deliver stronger outcomes. We rely heavily on experienced, passionate teachers to leverage our technology and lead our blended teaching programs. We invite instructors interested in rising to this challenge to apply and help deliver these results.

The Online Language Instructor for our librar-focused classes are responsible for teaching one or more online language courses to highly motivated students for a set number of weeks (typically 4 weeks, one hour per week) in American Sign language (ASL). 

Requirements:

  • At least 4 years of ASL teaching experience supporting learners at the complete novice, beginner, and intermediate levels
  • Educated, confident speaker of the target language or have an educated near-native ASL capability
  • Experience in creating energetic blended learning lessons and the ability to tailor existing materials to fit the customer's needs and expectations.
  • Understanding of the cultural, social, and political environment of the Deaf community and incorporating that into lessons

Preferred Experience:

  • Master's Degree in the target language, education or a related field

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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