From linguistics lecturer to modern languages lecturer
25 of the 29 essential skills of a modern languages lecturer are already essential for a linguistics lecturer — about 86% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from linguistics lecturer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 25
- skills carry over
- 4
- would be new
- 86%
- of the target job covered
- 29
- essential skills of a modern languages lecturer
What a modern languages lecturer does
Modern languages lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of study, modern languages, which is predominantly academic in nature. They work with their university research assistants and university teaching assistants in the preparation of lectures and of exams, for grading papers and exams and for leading review and feedback sessions for the students. They also conduct academic research in their respective field of modern languages, publish their findings and liaise with other university colleagues.
What carries over
25 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- academic English
- apply blended learning
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- compile course material
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
- develop course outline
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- liaise with educational staff
- liaise with educational support staff
- manage personal professional development
- mentor individuals
- monitor developments in field of expertise
- perform classroom management
- prepare lesson content
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- synthesise information
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- think abstractly
- write work-related reports
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a modern languages lecturer and not for a linguistics lecturer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from linguistics lecturer
2 roles- university literature lecturer25 skills in common
- archaeology lecturer24 skills in common
← linguistics lecturermodern languages lecturer →The other way round
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