Where a language school teacher can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a language school teacher already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
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.
Also known as language school instructor, teacher in a language school, teacher of english to speakers of other languages, TESOL practitioner, instructor in language school, TESOL teacher, language school lecturer, language school educator, ESOL teacher, English for speakers of other languages teacher.
Professionals 53 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: adult literacy teacher, 79%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
- adult literacy teacher 79% covered · difficulty 29.3
- modern languages teacher secondary school 64% covered · difficulty 44.2
- university teaching assistant 63% covered · difficulty 36.3
- agriculture, forestry and fishery vocational teacher 60% covered · difficulty 47.2
- hospitality vocational teacher 59% covered · difficulty 48.3
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A language school teacher needs 26 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- assess students' preliminary learning experiences management skills
- Computer Assisted Language Learning education
- supervise spoken language learning communication, collaboration and creativity
- teach languages communication, collaboration and creativity
- use pedagogic strategies for creativity communication, collaboration and creativity
- language teaching methods education
- adapt teaching to target group communication, collaboration and creativity
- show consideration for student's situation communication, collaboration and creativity
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements management skills
- manage student relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a language school teacher does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
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Language school teacher is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a language school teacher’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.