Attachment 3 - Addendum 3.pdf

Proposed Instructor Staff Identifier

Proposed Instructor Staff Identifier: _________________________

Language Proficiency

1) Is English your first or native language?

YES NO

If not, what is your first or native language?

2) Please provide your English proficiency information.

Proficiency Scale

(e.g., ACTFL, ILR, etc.) Proficiency Level Who Administered the Test? Recent Test Date

English

3) Please provide the same information for each additional language that you speak and are applying to teach.

Scale Measured

(e.g., ACTFL, ILR, etc.) Proficiency Level Who Administered the Test? Recent Test Date

Language 1:

Language 2:

Language 3:

4) Please provide the following information about your cultural experiences associated with each language identified above.

Country Number of Years in Country Dates in Country Most Recent Period in Country

Language 1:

Language 2:

Language 3:

Education

5) What levels of education have you attained? (Check all that apply, and fill in corresponding information)

Name of High School/GED/secondary school:

Dates Attended:

Country:

Language of Instruction:

Did you graduate?

YES

NO

Degree:

Name of College for Associate’s Degree (AA/AS):

Name of College for Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS):

Name of College for PhD, MD, EdD, JD:

Professional Certificates/Certifications:

Date Received:

Organization Issuing Certification:

Location:

6) As part of your formal education, have you received course work in general instructional mythology?

If yes, provide the following information:

Dates:

Relevant Degree:

Total Credit Hours/Units:

If yes, provide the following

7) As part of you formal education, have you received course work for teaching foreign language?

If yes, provide the following

8) As part of your formal education, did you do a foreign language teaching practicum in which you taught students?

Language:

Student Level:

Dates:

Professional Development

Please provide the following information about your professional development.

9) Have you ever attended a course or workshop (not part of your degree programs) on foreign language instruction or instructional methodologies for your professional development?

If yes, provide the following information:

Title of Course:

Purpose of Training:

Organization Conducting:

Dates:

10) Have you ever attended a course or workshop (not part of your degree programs) on proficiency-based foreign language instruction?

Organization Conducting:

Dates:

11) Have you ever received a course on foreign language teaching from a DoD organization or a vendor/contractor working for a DoD organization (such as USSOCOM)?

Organization Conducting:

Dates:

Relevant Experience

12) Do you have experience teaching or instructing students?

YES

Continue to Question 13

NO

Skip to Military Experience Section (Question 23)

13) Do you have foreign language teaching or instruction experience at any level?

Continue to Question 14

Please provide information on your non-language teaching experience:

Years of experience:

Subjects taught:

Details of experience:

Student population (e.g., high school):

[Skip to Culture Experience – Question 17]

14) Do you have experience teaching or instructing foreign language to adult learners?

Continue to Question 15

Please provide information regarding your language teaching experience of K-16:

Languages taught:

Details of experience:

Location:

Student population:

15) To which adult learner groups do you have experience teaching foreign language?

Military

Continue to Question 16

Non-Military Government Agency

Years of experience:

Courses/languages taught:

Details of experience:

Location:

Organization:

Student population:

Corporate/

Not-for-profit Years of experience:

Courses/languages taught:

Details of experience:

Location:

Organization:

Student population:

16) Have you ever taught foreign language to Special Operations Forces (SOF) learners?

Please provide information on your SOF language teaching experience:

Languages taught:

Details of experience(s):

Location:

Student population:

Dates:

Vendor/Government:

Please provide information on your military (non-SOF) language teaching experience:

Military organization:

Details of experience:

Location:

Student population:

Vendor/Government:

Culture Experience

17) Have you ever taught a culture awareness or pre-deployment culture training course to military personnel?

Continue to Question 18

Skip to Question 19

18) Have you ever taught a culture awareness or pre-deployment culture training course to SOF personnel?

SOF Culture Training Experience

Military (non-SOF) Culture Training Experience

Cultures taught: Cultures taught:

Purpose, scope, objectives: Purpose, scope, objectives:

Location: Location:

SOF organization: DoD organization:

Vendor: Vendor:

Date: Date:

19) Do you have experience teaching a mission-focused course (such as pre-deployment language training)?

If yes, provide the following:

Which levels?

Describe Course:

20) Do you have experience teaching a proficiency-based foreign language curriculum?

21) Do you have experience teaching foreign language classes with students of different proficiency levels (e.g., ILR 0+, 1, and 1+)?

22) Do you have experience teaching foreign language in a job-based or performance-based course?

Military Experience

23) Have you ever worked for or served in the US military?

If yes, please indicate the following information.

Civilian Contractor Active Duty

Branch:

From:

To:

Rank at Discharge:

Type of Discharge:

If other than honorable, explain:

Did your position require a foreign language?

24) Have you ever worked for or served in the military of another country?

If yes, please indicate the following information.

Which country?

Civilian Contractor Active Duty

Branch: From: To:

Rank at Discharge: Type of Discharge:

If other than honorable, explain:

Did your position require a foreign language?

Clearance

25) Do you have a US Government issued security clearance?

If yes, please provide details:

Classroom Management

26) Please describe your classroom management style:

27) Describe how you ensure student understanding of taught concepts:

28) Describe how you facilitate student engagement in learning:

Instructional Philosophy

29) In your last teaching position, please describe how you implemented your teaching philosophy:

30) What does learner-centered instruction mean to you?

31) What do you feel are the top 5 characteristics of a successful language teacher?

32) Describe the steps you take to motivate students to learn in general and on a daily basis:

Situational Questions

33) Do you have experience with language curriculum development? If so, describe your experience and the process you went through to develop the curriculum.

34) If you are asked to teach a course and the students have vastly different levels of proficiency in the language (i.e., some with no previous experience and others with course experience), how would handle this teaching assignment?

35) If you were teaching a foreign language class that was job-based (all learners were acquiring the language for job purposes only), how would your instructional approach differ from a traditional academic classroom?

36) How would you handle a classroom setting where learners were frequently absent? What steps would you take to ensure all learners have equal learning opportunities?

Personal Statement

37) Please provide any additional information or comments that may help in our decision process.