Opportunities

 

Overview



We currently have several opportunities available. All are:

  1. On a part-time, independent contractor basis

  2. Location independent (work from where you are)

  3. Paid hourly, based on experience and role


All positions require:

  1. Interest in creating innovative language learning activities for beginners 

  2. Orientation towards building fluency in listening and speaking skills (we're not focused on reading or writing)

  3. Ability to work collaboratively with a geographically-dispersed team



Current Positions  (apply online here)



Game, Activity and Curriculum Designers

  1. Design language games and activities for beginning learners

  2. Create exercises for PCs, iPods, cell phones, and live web classes

  3. Adapt and design activities into specific languages


Researchers

  1. Review examples of language games and activities

  2. Provide the designers and content developers with the tools and information they need to create great language games

  3. Contribute to the design process


Project / Product Manager

  1. Help set and guide product scope and direction

  2. Provide direction and guidance to team members

  3. Help remove obstacles and work through roadblocks

  4. Must have experience leading product teams for this position


Click here to apply online for any of the above positions.


Orientation



The following are potentially important characteristics, but are not requirements.


Language Teaching

  1. Rather than explaining grammar rules, you like to engage learners in meaningful communicative activities.

  2. You avoid translation, instead encouraging learners to think and act directly in the language they're learning.

  3. You may have experience with methods such as The Direct Approach, Problem Based Learning, Task-Based Language Training, the Audio-Lingual Method, or other methods which focus on active language use and communication.


Experience

  1. You have experience designing learning activities, perhaps even on the computer.

  2. You may have taught beginning learners and understand their challenges.

  3. You may have worked with a software publisher or game developer.


Games and Technology

  1. You still play computer games... you may even consider yourself a "gamer."

  2. You subscribe to one or more podcasts on your iPod.

  3. You might even have an avatar in Second Life.



 

What games can we create to teach how to count up to five?

How can we make this iPod listening exercise more interesting?

Which should we cover first... “I have” or
“I want?”

How can we make this work on a cell phone?

Which form of “Hello” should we start with in Mandarin?

How can we get the learners to speak more here?