Adult literacy teacher to language school teacher
An adult literacy teacher already meets 70% of what the language school teacher role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
38.9/ 100
1 How much of what a language school teacher is expected to do is already part of an adult literacy teacher’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the language school teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A language school teacher role treats 21 of its required skills as things an adult literacy teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- Computer Assisted Language Learning
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- adapt teaching to target group
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A language school teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an adult literacy teacher background worth leading with.
- already held Computer Assisted Language Learning education
- already held provide immigration advice communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use pedagogic strategies for creativity communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adapt teaching to target group communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held show consideration for student's situation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on lesson plans communication, collaboration and creativity
All 32 carried skills, including the 21 the language school teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn supervise spoken language learning required
- still to learn teach languages required
- optional, not held improve students' language examination skills optional
- optional, not held teach ESOL language class optional
- optional, not held teach ESOL literacy class optional
- optional, not held teach translation techniques optional
- optional, not held teach further education optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held promote education course optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
- still to learn monitor developments in field of expertise required
- optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
- still to learn assess students' preliminary learning experiences required
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
- still to learn language teaching methods required
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held support migrants to integrate in the receiving country optional
- optional, not held ethnolinguistics optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a language school teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess students' preliminary learning experiences practise this
- 02 language teaching methods study this
- 03 monitor developments in field of expertise practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 32 skills that carry over
- already held Computer Assisted Language Learning knowledge
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held adapt teaching to target group skill
- already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held instructional strategies knowledge
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held liaise with educational support staff skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held show consideration for student's situation skill
- already held use pedagogic strategies for creativity skill
- already held adult education knowledge
- already held advise on lesson plans skill
- already held assign homework skill
- already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held provide immigration advice skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
- already held work with virtual learning environments skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held education administration optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held improve students' language examination skills optional
- optional, not held teach ESOL language class optional
- optional, not held teach ESOL literacy class optional
- optional, not held teach translation techniques optional
- optional, not held ethnolinguistics optional
- optional, not held teach further education optional
- optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
- optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
- optional, not held promote education course optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
- optional, not held support migrants to integrate in the receiving country optional
10 held skills the language school teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assist students with equipment skill
- not needed by the target role construct individual learning plans skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach basic numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role teach digital literacy skill
- not needed by the target role teach literacy as a social practice skill
- not needed by the target role teach reading strategies skill
- not needed by the target role teach speed reading skill
- not needed by the target role teach writing skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn language teaching methods required
- optional, not held ethnolinguistics optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
Other moves recorded from adult literacy teacher
- further education teacher 81% covered · adjacent
- hospitality vocational teacher 59% covered · moderate
- learning support teacher 59% covered · moderate
- university teaching assistant 59% covered · moderate
- Steiner school teacher 59% covered · moderate
- special educational needs itinerant teacher 59% covered · moderate
- agriculture, forestry and fishery vocational teacher 58% covered · moderate
- digital literacy teacher 58% covered · moderate
Common questions about this move
Can an adult literacy teacher become a language school teacher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An adult literacy teacher already covers 70% of what a language school teacher is expected to do: 32 skills carry over, 21 of which the language school teacher role treats as required.
What skills does an adult literacy teacher need to become a language school teacher?
5 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is assess students' preliminary learning experiences.
How hard is the move from adult literacy teacher to language school teacher?
Its learning distance is 38.9 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.