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Job type:
Immediate
Telecommuting
Teaching
Languages:
- English>Japanese
- Japanese>English
Specialization:
Linguistics
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Mango Languages
www.mangolanguages.com
Position Title: Japanese Language Course Editor
Company Description: Mango Languages is a state-of-the-art software developer that currently offers more than a dozen language-learning programs. We are looking to double the number of our course offerings in the next few months, and we are seeking to fill several positions immediately with highly qualified, self-motivated teachers and experts in foreign languages to write and develop our language courses. We are looking for people to start immediately, but who want to thrive in a long-term partnership with opportunities for advancement. Our immediate needs are for Editors in the following language: Japanese.
Responsibilities:
Editing lessons based on relevant and real conversations. The conversations serve as the “textbook” for instruction. Each of conversation is taught part by part in order to maximize the students’ retention of the foreign language.
Editing grammatical and cultural footnotes to accompany lessons. During the analysis of the conversation, the linguist will include grammatical and cultural notes providing the student with a comprehensive approach to learning.
Edit translations to ensure excellence: Apart from the grammar and cultural notes, the editor must be an excellent translator who provides literal translations, understood meanings, phonetic transcriptions, and idiomatic expressions where necessary.
Requirements
Native Speaker. The courses are created for beginner- and intermediate-level language learners. Editors must have a mastery of both the source and the target languages, which involves having a high understanding of grammar and culture.
Graduate Degree preferred. Bachelor’s degrees will be considered.
Teaching Experience: Minimum of 2 years editing experience
Flexible scheduling: Most of the work will be done online; a minimum commitment of 5-10hours per week is required to stay on deadline.
Internet Connection and Basic Computer Skills
Excellent time management and communication skills
Estimated Overall Project Completion Time: 200 Hours (approximately)
Compensation: US $20.00/hour
Application: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA7/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MANGOLANGUAGES&cws=1&rid=12
Payment: 20.00 USD per hour
This job was closed on Monday, March 08, 2010 at 03:02 GMT.
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