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To APPROVE the message: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?OK=9415C3A2&L=LLTI Research Project Employment Opportunities Integrated System for Language Education and Training Building on research conducted recently for the Naval Education Training Command to identify/evaluate innovative technology for successfully teaching foreign language, this project will create a technology-based Integrated System for Language Education and Training (ISLET), to provide Department of Navy personnel with listening, speaking and reading skills in a targeted foreign language up to an ILR level 1/1+ proficiency with appropriate writing skills. ISLET will facilitate language acquisition without the need for extensive classroom participation through the integration of innovative technologies to create highly motivating language/culture learning environments for the learner. ISLET will include a team-based, massively multi-user online game and an array of learning environments infused with authentic materials. This project includes an ambitious research agenda in assessment and CALL. It is anticipated that Iraqi Arabic and Sub-Saharan French will be taught during the initial ISLET research project. *The project team is seeking to add several highly motivated and experienced persons who bring interests, skills and attributes to round out a team that has the following characteristics:* *Enjoy working as part of a demanding and collaborative professional team *Strong understanding of second language acquisition theory and teaching *Evidence of enthusiasm and experience in the use of educational technology *Experience with the convergence of technology and language teaching *Able to work independently while contributing explicitly to the goals of the project *Familiarity with task-based language learning *Experience assessing student learning outcomes *Background in parametric, non-parametric, and corpus statistics *Knowledge and experience with the concept of gaming and learning *Proficiency in either of the languages to be taught may be a significant factor *Position titles may include:* *Content Area Expert *Curriculum Developer *Post-doc Researcher *Gaming Educator *Work locations may include:* *Amherst, MA *Charlottesville, VA *Los Angeles, CA *Phoenix, AZ *Interested persons should mail or email their vita/ resume or letter of interest to:* ACGE ISLET PO Box 2675 Charlottesville, VA 22902 or *[log in to unmask]* *Enter only the word ISLET in the subject line of email.* Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> Received: from an-out-0708.google.com by listserv.dartmouth.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <[log in to unmask]>; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:14:58 -0400 Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id b2so1508059ana for <[log in to unmask]>; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:14:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:m ime-version:content-type:x-google-sender-auth; b=MvvgiMkFaVeiWvaULwi4evkOvax/Id635NIchJiygx4bGm3dRCHeC1NjDjDpiwrXif8KuYCFo7QGHx 0PNAUkg9XHtKELsaDASjlR8Tn1NsIIcSS4INGNmR8LQyhOoQ7VVjog/xiTA/J1KXU4TKmw8ntn4O3uit n2ocPHN6HQevQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:x-go ogle-sender-auth; b=WwfgYWGFBddhKcx8TlW1VXqNG9VjYVs2xi6gJX1Y4nOaYxFI10SeEmk0JWrTtLPi2z2jbs/Ts6s5vK +tMlPuSeOJU4jcnqtHZ3WU0kzxiRxYyLjKg7m5kh2Br1gNF1Jc/O1GPmZuW4sCD0pEhd5sS1/JnHFFaB j+jd/mNfzWLI8= Received: by 10.100.37.4 with SMTP id k4mr4460601ank.1177964097798; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:14:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.100.41.13 with HTTP; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:14:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:14:57 -0600 From: "Tony Beld" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Research Project Employment Opportunities MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_141544_2981127.1177964097710" X-Google-Sender-Auth: 9cc345386ac4cc9a ------=_Part_141544_2981127.1177964097710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Research Project Employment Opportunities Integrated System for Language Education and Training Building on research conducted recently for the Naval Education Training Command to identify/evaluate innovative technology for successfully teaching foreign language, this project will create a technology-based Integrated System for Language Education and Training (ISLET), to provide Department of Navy personnel with listening, speaking and reading skills in a targeted foreign language up to an ILR level 1/1+ proficiency with appropriate writing skills. ISLET will facilitate language acquisition without the need for extensive classroom participation through the integration of innovative technologies to create highly motivating language/culture learning environments for the learner. ISLET will include a team-based, massively multi-user online game and an array of learning environments infused with authentic materials. This project includes an ambitious research agenda in assessment and CALL. It is anticipated that Iraqi Arabic and Sub-Saharan French will be taught during the initial ISLET research project. *The project team is seeking to add several highly motivated and experienced persons who bring interests, skills and attributes to round out a team that has the following characteristics:* *Enjoy working as part of a demanding and collaborative professional team *Strong understanding of second language acquisition theory and teaching *Evidence of enthusiasm and experience in the use of educational technology *Experience with the convergence of technology and language teaching *Able to work independently while contributing explicitly to the goals of the project *Familiarity with task-based language learning *Experience assessing student learning outcomes *Background in parametric, non-parametric, and corpus statistics *Knowledge and experience with the concept of gaming and learning *Proficiency in either of the languages to be taught may be a significant factor *Position titles may include:* *Content Area Expert *Curriculum Developer *Post-doc Researcher *Gaming Educator *Work locations may include:* *Amherst, MA *Charlottesville, VA *Los Angeles, CA *Phoenix, AZ *Interested persons should mail or email their vita/ resume or letter of interest to:* ACGE ISLET PO Box 2675 Charlottesville, VA 22902 or *[log in to unmask]* *Enter only the word ISLET in the subject line of email.* *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). 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