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World Language Teacher openings in Lee County, Florida. 

There are three openings in Lee county for next school year for a French/Spanish split.  Information on the positions can be found at:  http://hr.leeschools.net/HRGatewayEmployment.htm

For a high school position, please contact Matt Mederios, Principal  Cape Coral High School  (239-574-6766). 

Additionally, there will be several positions opening up as the increase in enrollment in high schools requires new foreign/world language teachers. Lee County is looking for highly qualified World Language Teachers to fill positions that will open up in the summer and fall of 2012.  Please visit our county website at: www.leeschools.net  

Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale Campus

Chinese Language Instructors Needed

Pine Crest School - Fort Lauderdale is a college preparatory PreK-12 school of 1750 students, with approximately 800 students in grades 9-12. Founded in 1934, we have a reputation for working with very bright students who seek academic challenges. We are looking for Chinese language teachers to join our Upper School for the 2012-2013 school year.

The ideal candidate will already have upper school teaching experience at an independent school that embraces instruction through differentiated and project-based learning, as well as collaborative classroom practices. An advanced command of Simplified Chinese in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking is necessary. The ability to implement immersion-based language instruction is also desired.  An enthusiasm to connect with students and promote the Chinese Language & Culture Program via club sponsorship and student competitions is of great importance.  Proficiency with cutting-edge technology and creativity in using educational technology is preferred.

The successful candidate will have U.S. residency and/or a Green Card; regrettably, we cannot sponsor a candidate for residency/citizenship.

If interested in this position, please e-mail the following documents to employment@pinecrest.edu:

(Note: Please put “Chinese Teacher” in the subject line of your message)

• Cover letter describing your experience, including information about your training
• Resume
• List of three references (all supervisors) with contact information

For more information about Pine Crest School, please see our website at www.pinecrest.edu

Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug-Free Workplace

Florida Virtual School has openings for Latin and Mandarin Chinese Instructors.

Please contact Steven Rodriguez for further information on employment with the Florida Virtual School at strodriguez@flvs.net

FIU - Florida International University for August 2012

The Department of Modern Languages at Florida International University invites applications for a Lecturer/Instructor position in German and Russian to begin in August 2012.  Duties include teaching German and Russian language, as well as culture courses in translation.  Applicants should be familiar with communicative proficiency-based methods of foreign-language teaching.  Requirements: native or near-native fluency in German, Russian, and English; minimum degree M.A. (Ph.D. preferred) in German, Russian, Comparative Literature or related field; and experience teaching German and Russian language at the college level.  Applications must be made online at https://www.fiujobs.org.  Look for Faculty: German and Russian Lecturer/Instructor.  Attach cover letter, CV, and writing sample to online application.  The writing sample can be either a published article or a thesis chapter or a work in progress.  Send three letters of reference and transcripts to Search Committee, Department of Modern Languages, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; review of applications will begin on December 15, 2011.  Send inquiries to: Dr. Pascale Bécelat becelp@fiu.edu.       

FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and is an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer.

Court Interpreters in Miami

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§  The Legal Education Institute at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware is presenting two upcoming language neutral workshops for spoken language interpreters.  The first workshop, Note-Taking for Court Interpreters – 101 will be held on September 18-19, 2010.  The registration deadline is September 8.  The second workshop, Interpreter Protocol and Ethics in the Courtroom, will take place on October 16-17, 2010.  The registration deadline is October 6.  Please see attachments for workshop descriptions, instructor bios, and registration details.

Please feel free to disseminate these announcements as you deem appropriate.  Thanks, and have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Lisa Bell
Court Operations Consultant
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Florida Supreme Court Building
500 S. Duval Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel:  850.922.5107

Fax:  850.414.1342

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