The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

is seeking contract native speakers of:

Afrikaans Igbo Javanese Mandingo (Bambara)

Arabic (Libyan) Ga Kikongo Samoan
Arabic (Sudanese) Hiligayon Krio Slovak
Chavacano Hmong Lingala Tigrinya

For freelance contractor work as language testing linguists

About ACTFL
ACTFL is a professional association that represents and supports members of the foreign
language teaching profession. ACTFL has over 12,900 members worldwide who are teachers of
foreign languages from Arabic to Zulu at all levels and in all settings. In addition to being a
professional association, ACTFL does extensive work in language testing, particularly in the
assessment of speaking.

This Opportunity
Successful candidates will work for ACTFL as freelance (contract) linguists participating in
guided language proficiency testing. Tests are conducted with a trained and Certified Mentor
and are conducted from your home on an as-needed basis. The test conducted is called the Oral
Proficiency Interview (OPI). Linguists are paid $40 per test administered and may have the
opportunity to work on other ACTFL projects as they become available. This is part time, per
diem contract work and will not lead to full time employment with ACTFL. No guarantees of
number of hours or amount of money earned per week, month, etc. will be made.

Requirements
Candidates must be native speakers of the language and have extensive previous experience in
the language field (translation, teaching, interpreting, etc.). A bachelor’s degree in a related field
is required. Candidates with graduate degrees are strongly preferred. Candidates must have
strong ties to the country where the language is natively spoken and should have lived / worked
in the country as an adult. Candidates must be consistently available for a minimum of 10 hours
per month between the hours of 9AM – 3PM (Eastern Time) Monday – Friday. A two year
minimum commitment is expected. Candidates must be legal residents or citizens of the United
States holding non-restricted work permission. Visas / green card sponsorship is not available.
Candidates should be able to travel to New York for 4 days of training. All travel expenses
related to the training (including flight, hotel, and meals) are paid for by ACTFL. Selected
candidates will receive a $500 payment upon completing the initial training. An additional paid
pre-testing prep training will take place before the first scheduled test. Candidates must have a
landline telephone and high speed internet access. Testing may not be conducted with a cell
phone. Candidates must be able to attend required training on June 23-26, 2011.

To Apply
For more information contact Michelle Paradies, Project Manager, by email at
mparadies@actfl.org or by phone at 914-963-8830 ext. 217. To begin the application process,
please send your resume and as well as a brief (1 page) cover letter explaining your
qualifications to mparadies@actfl.org.