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.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Assessing the level of ability and the extent of language difficulties of students, and establishing students' needs and learning goals;
(b) Planning, preparing and delivering lessons and workshops for groups and individuals with content and rate of progression adapted to students’ abilities and needs;
(c) Designing and producing teaching materials and adapting existing materials;
(d) Assessing students' progress;
(e) Assisting students in classroom settings where subjects are taught in a language other than the students’ native language;
(f) Providing assistance to other teachers by designing special teaching programmes for students still learning the main language of instruction;
(g) Assigning and correcting work, and preparing and grading exams;
(h) Assessing, recording and reporting on students’ progress.