From learning support teacher to language school teacher
16 of the 26 essential skills of a language school teacher are already essential for a learning support teacher — about 62% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 10
- would be new
- 62%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a language school teacher
What a language school teacher does
Language school teachers educate non-age-specific students in a language that is not their native language at a specialised school, not bound by a level of education. They focus less on the academic aspect of language teaching, as opposed to language teachers in secondary or higher education, but instead on the theory and practice that will be most helpful to their students in real-life situations since most choose instruction for either business, immigration or leisure reasons. They organise their classes using a variety of lesson materials, work interactively with the group, and assess and evaluate their individual progress through assignments and examinations, putting emphasis on active language skills such as writing and speaking.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- adapt teaching to target group
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
- assist students in their learning
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- learning difficulties
- liaise with educational support staff
- prepare lesson content
- provide lesson materials
- show consideration for student's situation
What would be new
10 skillsEssential for a language school teacher and not for a learning support teacher. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- assess students' preliminary learning experiences
- Computer Assisted Language Learning
- instructional strategies
- language teaching methods
- manage student relationships
- monitor developments in field of expertise
- perform classroom management
- supervise spoken language learning
- teach languages
- use pedagogic strategies for creativity
Other moves from learning support teacher
2 roles- adult literacy teacher17 skills in common
- further education teacher16 skills in common
← learning support teacherlanguage school teacher →The other way round
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How far are you from being a language school teacher?
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