Other language teachers

Other language teachers teach non-native languages to adults and children who are learning a language for reasons of migration, to fulfil employment requirements or opportunities, to facilitate participation in educational programmes delivered in a foreign language, or for personal enrichment. They work outside the mainstream primary, secondary and higher education systems, or in support of students and teachers within those systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Assessing the level of ability and the extent of language difficulties of students, and establishing students' needs and learning goals
• Planning, preparing and delivering lessons and workshops for groups and individuals, with content and rate of progression adapted to students’ abilities and needs
• Designing and producing teaching materials and adapting existing materials
• Assessing students' progress
• Assisting students in classroom settings where subjects are taught in a language other than the students’ native language
• Providing assistance to other teachers by designing special teaching programs for students still learning the main language of instruction
• Assigning and correcting work, and preparing and grading exams
• Assessing, recording and reporting on students’ progress