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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1123.00

Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Zone 5 Educational Instruction and Library

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Reading Comprehension

4.9

Instructing

4.5

Speaking

4.4

Writing

4.2

Active Listening

4.1

Learning Strategies

4.0

Critical Thinking

3.8

Active Learning

3.8

Knowledge Areas 8

English Language

4.8

Education and Training

4.3

Communications and Media

3.9

Philosophy and Theology

3.3

Sociology and Anthropology

3.2

Computers and Electronics

3.2

Psychology

3.0

Customer and Personal Service

3.0

Key Tasks

1Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

2Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

3Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

4Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.

5Teach writing classes.

Also Known As

Academic Support Center Director Adjunct English Instructor Adjunct Faculty Adjunct Instructor Adjunct Professor Adjunct Professor of English Adjunct Writing Instructor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of English Associate Professor