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.
A language teaching and learning approach in which information technologies as well as computer-based resources are used to reinforce, present, make interactive and assess second or foreign languages to be learned.
The techniques that instructors use to deliver lessons. The aim of these strategies is to make students become more involved in the learning process.
Various evaluation techniques, theories, and tools applicable in the assessment of students, participants in a programme, and employees. Different assessment strategies such as initial, formative, summative and self- assessment are used for varying purposes.
The goals identified in curricula and defined learning outcomes.
The techniques used to teach students a foreign language, such as audio-lingual, communicative language teaching (CLT), and immersion.
The learning disorders some students face in an academic context, especially Specific Learning Difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and concentration deficit disorders.
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Evaluate students’ preliminary learning experiences, including academic progress, achievements, course knowledge, and skills through assignments, tests, and examinations.
Communicate to others on devising and facilitating creative processes through the use of a range of tasks and activities appropriate to the target group.
Identify the learning struggles and successes of students. Select teaching and learning strategies that support students’ individual learning needs and goals.
Instruct students in the most fitting manner in regards to the teaching context or the age group, such as a formal versus an informal teaching context, and teaching peers as opposed to children.
Ensure that the content, methods, materials and the general learning experience is inclusive for all students and takes into account the expectations and experiences of learners from diverse cultural backgrounds. Explore individual and social stereotypes and develop cross-cultural teaching strategies.
Evaluate the students' (academic) progress, achievements, course knowledge and skills through assignments, tests, and examinations. Diagnose their needs and track their progress, strengths, and weaknesses. Formulate a summative statement of the goals the student achieved.
Support and coach students in their work, give learners practical support and encouragement.
Present to others examples of your experience, skills, and competences that are appropriate to specific learning content to help students in their learning.
Stimulate students to appreciate their own achievements and actions to nurture confidence and educational growth.
Provide founded feedback through both criticism and praise in a respectful, clear, and consistent manner. Highlight achievements as well as mistakes and set up methods of formative assessment to evaluate work.
Ensure all students falling under an instructor or other person’s supervision are safe and accounted for. Follow safety precautions in the learning situation.
Communicate with education management, such as the school principal and board members, and with the education support team such as the teaching assistant, school counsellor or academic advisor on issues relating the students' well-being.
Manage the relations between students and between student and teacher. Act as a just authority and create an environment of trust and stability.
Keep up with new research, regulations, and other significant changes, labour market related or otherwise, occurring within the field of specialisation.
Maintain discipline and engage students during instruction.
Prepare content to be taught in class in accordance with curriculum objectives by drafting exercises, researching up-to-date examples etc.
Ensure that the necessary materials for teaching a class, such as visual aids, are prepared, up-to-date, and present in the instruction space.
Take students' personal backgrounds into consideration when teaching, showing empathy and respect.
Conduct active, foreign language learning classes focused on speaking and evaluate students on their progress regarding pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar through oral tests and assignments.
Instruct students in the theory and practice of a language. Use a wide range of teaching and learning techniques to promote proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in that language.
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The field of linguistics that studies the relation between a language and the culture of the people who speak it.
Instruction targeted at adult students, both in a recreational and in an academic context, for self-improvement purposes, or to better equip the students for the labour market.
The processes related to the administrative areas of an education institution, its director, employees, and students.
The cooperation between people characterised by a unified commitment to achieving a given goal, participating equally, maintaining open communication, facilitating effective usage of ideas etc.
Inform students on the different examination systems including ECL language tests. Provide students with language expertise and improve their language skills so that they can complete these tests successfully.
Provide English as a second language instruction to students who do not have literacy difficulties in their native language. Observe and follow closely their education progress and assess their abilities in the English language.
Instruct students with literacy difficulties in their native language in the English language and in literacy development in English to facilitate their progress in learning English as a second language.
Instruct students or future translators in the practice and theory of translation, and more specifically in topics such as text translation, text modulation, calque, and transposition.
Provide additional exercises and assignments that the students will prepare at home, explain them in a clear way, and determine the deadline and evaluation method.
Encourage students to cooperate with others in their learning by working in teams, for example through group activities.
Identify the necessary resources needed for learning purposes, such as materials in class or arranged transportation for a field trip. Apply for the corresponding budget and follow up on the orders.
Instruct adult students, not participating in standard higher education, in the theory and practice of one or several subjects with the aim of self-enrichment, ranging from academic areas such as mathematics and history to practical courses including languages and IT.
Identify developments in the labour market and recognise their relevance to the training of students.
Advise on the ways in which lesson plans for specific lessons can be improved in order to reach education goals, engage the students and adhere to the curriculum.
Provide assistance in the planning and organisation of school events, such as the school's open house day, a sports game or a talent show.
Take students' opinions and preferences into consideration when determining learning content.
Provide training by using online technologies, adapting the learning materials, using e-learning methods, supporting the trainees and communicating online. Instruct virtual classrooms.
Develop and plan the learning goals and outcomes for education institutions, as well as the required teaching methods and potential education resources. Organise content, form, methods and technologies for delivery of study experiences.
Accompany students on an educational trip outside the school environment and ensure their safety and cooperation.
File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.
Keep track of the pupils who are absent by recording their names on a list of absentees.
Supervise and potentially organise educational or recreational activities for the students outside of mandatory classes.
Advertise and market the programme or class you teach to potential students and the education organisation where you teach with the aim of maximising registration numbers and allocated budget.
Advise beneficiaries on future career options through counselling and, potentially, through career testing and evaluation.
Provide immigration advice to people seeking to move abroad or require entry in a nation in terms of necessary procedures and documentation, or procedures dealing with integration.
Assist and offer support to migrants with their integration in the receiving society, both from an administrative and social point of view.
Incorporate the use of online learning environments and platforms into the process of instruction.