From language school teacher to modern languages teacher secondary school
19 of the 32 essential skills of a modern languages teacher secondary school are already essential for a language school teacher — about 59% 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.
- 19
- skills carry over
- 13
- would be new
- 59%
- of the target job covered
- 32
- essential skills of a modern languages teacher secondary school
What a modern languages teacher secondary school does
Modern languages teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialised and instructing in their own field of study, modern languages. They prepare lesson plans and materials, monitor the students progress, assist individually when necessary, and evaluate the students knowledge and performance on the subject of modern languages through assignments, tests and examinations.
What carries over
19 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- assess students
- assist students in their learning
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- instructional strategies
- language teaching methods
- learning difficulties
- liaise with educational support staff
- manage student relationships
- monitor developments in field of expertise
- perform classroom management
- prepare lesson content
- provide lesson materials
- supervise spoken language learning
- teach languages
What would be new
13 skillsEssential for a modern languages teacher secondary school and not for a language school teacher. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply teaching strategies
- assign homework
- compile course material
- develop course outline
- facilitate teamwork between students
- keep records of attendance
- liaise with educational staff
- maintain students' discipline
- manage resources for educational purposes
- modern languages
- monitor student's behaviour
- post-secondary school procedures
- secondary school procedures
Other moves from language school teacher
2 roles- adult literacy teacher20 skills in common
- further education teacher19 skills in common
← language school teachermodern languages teacher secondary school →The other way round
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