Language school teacher jobs in Finland
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.
Language school teacher - Which skills are essential?
Ensure all students falling under an instructor or other person’s supervision are safe and accounted for. Follow safety precautions in the learning situation.
Communicate to others on devising and facilitating creative processes through the use of a range of tasks and activities appropriate to the target group.
Prepare content to be taught in class in accordance with curriculum objectives by drafting exercises, researching up-to-date examples etc.
Keep up with new research, regulations, and other significant changes, labour market related or otherwise, occurring within the field of specialisation.
Various evaluation techniques, theories, and tools applicable in the assessment of students, participants in a programme, and employees. Different assessment strategies such as initial, formative, summative and self- assessment are used for varying purposes.
Follow up on students’ learning progress and assess their achievements and needs.
Communicate with education management, such as the school principal and board members, and with the education support team such as the teaching assistant, school counsellor or academic advisor on issues relating the students' well-being.
Take students' personal backgrounds into consideration when teaching, showing empathy and respect.
Manage the relations between students and between student and teacher. Act as a just authority and create an environment of trust and stability.
Identify the learning struggles and successes of students. Select teaching and learning strategies that support students’ individual learning needs and goals.
Conduct active, foreign language learning classes focused on speaking and evaluate students on their progress regarding pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar through oral tests and assignments.
Evaluate the students' (academic) progress, achievements, course knowledge and skills through assignments, tests, and examinations. Diagnose their needs and track their progress, strengths, and weaknesses. Formulate a summative statement of the goals the student achieved.
The learning disorders some students face in an academic context, especially Specific Learning Difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and concentration deficit disorders.
The techniques used to teach students a foreign language, such as audio-lingual, communicative language teaching (CLT), and immersion.
Evaluate students’ preliminary learning experiences, including academic progress, achievements, course knowledge, and skills through assignments, tests, and examinations.
Instruct students in the theory and practice of a language. Use a wide range of teaching and learning techniques to promote proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in that language.
Instruct students in the most fitting manner in regards to the teaching context or the age group, such as a formal versus an informal teaching context, and teaching peers as opposed to children.
Present to others examples of your experience, skills, and competences that are appropriate to specific learning content to help students in their learning.
Provide founded feedback through both criticism and praise in a respectful, clear, and consistent manner. Highlight achievements as well as mistakes and set up methods of formative assessment to evaluate work.
Maintain discipline and engage students during instruction.
Ensure that the necessary materials for teaching a class, such as visual aids, are prepared, up-to-date, and present in the instruction space.
Support and coach students in their work, give learners practical support and encouragement.
Ensure that the content, methods, materials and the general learning experience is inclusive for all students and takes into account the expectations and experiences of learners from diverse cultural backgrounds. Explore individual and social stereotypes and develop cross-cultural teaching strategies.
The goals identified in curricula and defined learning outcomes.
Stimulate students to appreciate their own achievements and actions to nurture confidence and educational growth.
Language school teacher - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Provide assistance in the planning and organisation of school events, such as the school's open house day, a sports game or a talent show.
Provide training by using online technologies, adapting the learning materials, using e-learning methods and communicating online. Instruct virtual classrooms.
Provide additional exercises and assignments that the students will prepare at home, explain them in a clear way, and determine the deadline and evaluation method.
Take students' opinions and preferences into consideration when determining learning content.
Encourage students to cooperate with others in their learning by working in teams, for example through group activities.
Accompany students on an educational trip outside the school environment and ensure their safety and cooperation.
Provide English as a second language instruction to students who do not have literacy difficulties in their native language. Observe and follow closely their education progress and assess their abilities in the English language.
Advertise and market the programme or class to potential students and the education organisation with the aim of maximising registration numbers and allocated budget.
Provide immigration advice to people seeking to move abroad or require entry in a nation in terms of necessary procedures and documentation, or procedures dealing with integration.
Instruction targeted at adult students, both in a recreational and in an academic context, for self-improvement purposes, or to better equip the students for the labour market.
The field of linguistics that studies the relation between a language and the culture of the people who speak it.
Develop and plan the learning goals and outcomes for education institutions, as well as the required teaching methods and potential education resources.
Identify the necessary resources needed for learning purposes, such as materials in class or arranged transportation for a field trip. Apply for the corresponding budget and follow up on the orders.
Inform students on the different examination systems including ECL language tests. Provide students with language expertise and improve their language skills so that they can complete these tests successfully.
File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.
The cooperation between people characterised by a unified commitment to achieving a given goal, participating equally, maintaining open communication, facilitating effective usage of ideas etc.
Keep track of the pupils who are absent by recording their names on a list of absentees.
Identify developments in the labour market and recognise their relevance to the training of students.
Incorporate the use of online learning environments and platforms into the process of instruction.
Analyse policy issues which impact on students’ experience of education. Advise on the ways in which lesson plans for specific lessons can be improved in order to reach education goals, engage the students and adhere to the curriculum.
Instruct students with literacy difficulties in their native language in the English language and in literacy development in English to facilitate their progress in learning English as a second language.
Supervise and potentially organise educational or recreational activities for the students outside of mandatory classes.
The processes related to the administrative areas of an education institution, its director, employees, and students.
Assist and offer support to migrants with their integration in the receiving society, both from an administrative and social point of view.
Instruct adult students, not participating in standard higher education, in the theory and practice of one or several subjects with the aim of self-enrichment, ranging from academic areas such as mathematics and history to practical courses including languages and IT.
Advise beneficiaries on future career options through counselling and, potentially, through career testing and evaluation.
Instruct students or future translators in the practice and theory of translation, and more specifically in topics such as text translation, text modulation, calque, and transposition.