What You'll Do

  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as how to speak and write a foreign language and the cultural aspects of areas where a particular language is used.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
  • Keep abreast of developments in their field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and activities.

Essential Skills

Speaking 4.12/5
Reading Comprehension 4.0/5
Active Listening 4.0/5
Writing 4.0/5
Learning Strategies 4.0/5
Instructing 4.0/5
Active Learning 3.88/5
Critical Thinking 3.75/5
Monitoring 3.62/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.5/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.5/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.25/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Intellectual Curiosity, Dependability, Social Orientation, Cooperation, Achievement Orientation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Speech Clarity 4.62/5
Oral Expression 4.25/5
Oral Comprehension 4.12/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Expression 4.0/5
Speech Recognition 4.0/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.62/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.38/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Illustrator Adobe PageMaker Adobe Photoshop American Sign Language ASL browser Audacity Blackboard Learn Blackboard software Calendar and scheduling software Collaborative editing software Computer assisted language learning CALL software Course management system software Desire2Learn LMS software DOC Cop Email software Google Docs Image scanning software iParadigms Turnitin Learning management system LMS Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Intellectual Curiosity (High importance: 4.78/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.59/5)
  • Social Orientation (High importance: 4.53/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.38/5)
  • Achievement Orientation (High importance: 4.36/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Adjunct Instructor Adjunct Spanish Instructor Arabic Instructor Arabic Language Instructor Arabic Professor Arabic Teacher Assistant Professor Associate Professor Biblical Languages Professor Bilingual Instructor Bilingual Teacher Chinese Instructor Chinese Language Professor Chinese Teacher College Faculty Member College Professor English for Speakers of Other Languages Teacher (ESOL Teacher) ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor) Foreign Language Instructor Foreign Languages Professor French Instructor French Professor French Teacher German Instructor German Professor German Teacher Greek Professor Hebrew Professor Hebrew Teacher Instructor Italian Teacher Japanese Professor Language Arts Teacher Language Instructor Language Teacher Languages Professor Lecturer Modern Languages Professor Professor Program Instructor Russian Language Professor Russian Teacher Spanish Instructor Spanish Language Lecturer Spanish Lecturer Spanish Literature Professor Spanish Professor Spanish Teacher Swahili Teacher Teacher University Faculty Member

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