Description

Modern languages lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of study, modern languages, which is predominantly academic in nature. They work with their university research assistants and university teaching assistants in the preparation of lectures and of exams, for grading papers and exams and for leading review and feedback sessions for the students. They also conduct academic research in their respective field of modern languages, publish their findings and liaise with other university colleagues.

Alternative label

• university modern languages lecturer

• modern languages teacher

• lecturer in modern languages

• modern languages docent

• modern languages instructor

• higher education modern languages teacher

• lecturer of modern languages

• instructor in modern languages

• modern languages professor

• specialist lecturer in modern languages

• university modern languages teacher

• university lecturer in modern languages

• professor of modern languages

• modern languages lector

• senior lecturer in modern languages

Regulatory aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Hierarchy

• 2 Professionals
  • 23 Teaching professionals
    • 231 University and higher education teachers
      • 2310 University and higher education teachers
        • higher education lecturer
          • modern languages lecturer

Essential skills and competences

• apply intercultural teaching strategies
• apply teaching strategies
• assess students
• compile course material
• demonstrate when teaching
• develop course outline
• give constructive feedback
• guarantee students' safety
• liaise with educational staff
• liaise with educational support staff
• monitor developments in field of expertise
• perform classroom management
• prepare lesson content
• supervise spoken language learning
• teach languages
• write work-related reports

Essential Knowledge

• curriculum objectives
• language teaching methods
• modern languages

Optional skills and competences

• assist in the organisation of school events
• assist students in their learning
• assist students with equipment
• assist students with their dissertation
• conduct qualitative research
• conduct quantitative research
• conduct scholarly research
• develop curriculum
• discuss research proposals
• establish collaborative relations
• facilitate teamwork between students
• keep records of attendance
• manage resources for educational purposes
• monitor educational developments
• participate in scientific colloquia
• present reports
• provide career counselling
• provide lesson materials
• provide technical expertise
• publish academic research
• serve on academic committee
• speak different languages
• supervise doctoral students
• supervise educational staff
• work with virtual learning environments

Optional Knowledge

• assessment processes
• ethnolinguistics
• funding methods
• learning difficulties
• linguistics
• literature
• scientific research methodology
• university procedures

Status

released

Concept URI

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/be3c021d-bd93-45a0-ad32-e8fa8e0d17ef