Foreign Language & Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Description : Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
JobTitles : Professor, Spanish Professor, French Professor, Spanish Instructor, English Professor, German Professor, Instructor, Instructor of Spanish, Modern Languages Professor, Assistant Professor of Spanish
Tasks:
- Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- 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.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- 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.