# Competences — language school teacher

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9711dcfc-d9a8-4fba-9c5e-8428d8bcb53e).

## Essential

- **adapt teaching to student's capabilities** (skill/competence)
- **adapt teaching to target group** (skill/competence)
- **apply intercultural teaching strategies** (skill/competence)
- **assess students** (skill/competence)
- **assess students' preliminary learning experiences** (skill/competence)
- **assessment processes** (knowledge)
- **assist students in their learning** (skill/competence)
- **Computer Assisted Language Learning** (knowledge)
- **curriculum objectives** (knowledge)
- **demonstrate when teaching** (skill/competence)
- **encourage students to acknowledge their achievements** (skill/competence)
- **give constructive feedback** (skill/competence)
- **guarantee students' safety** (skill/competence)
- **instructional strategies** (knowledge)
- **language teaching methods** (knowledge)
- **learning difficulties** (knowledge)
- **liaise with educational support staff** (skill/competence)
- **manage student relationships** (skill/competence)
- **monitor developments in field of expertise** (skill/competence)
- **perform classroom management** (skill/competence)
- **prepare lesson content** (skill/competence)
- **provide lesson materials** (skill/competence)
- **show consideration for student's situation** (skill/competence)
- **supervise spoken language learning** (skill/competence)
- **teach languages** (skill/competence)
- **use pedagogic strategies for creativity** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- adapt training to labour market (skill/competence)
- adult education (knowledge)
- advise on lesson plans (skill/competence)
- assign homework (skill/competence)
- assist in the organisation of school events (skill/competence)
- consult students on learning content (skill/competence)
- deliver online training (skill/competence)
- develop learning curriculum (skill/competence)
- education administration (knowledge)
- escort students on a field trip (skill/competence)
- ethnolinguistics (knowledge)
- facilitate teamwork between students (skill/competence)
- improve students' language examination skills (skill/competence)
- keep personal administration (skill/competence)
- keep records of attendance (skill/competence)
- manage resources for educational purposes (skill/competence)
- oversee extra-curricular activities (skill/competence)
- promote education course (skill/competence)
- provide career counselling (skill/competence)
- provide immigration advice (skill/competence)
- support migrants to integrate in the receiving country (skill/competence)
- teach ESOL language class (skill/competence)
- teach ESOL literacy class (skill/competence)
- teach further education (skill/competence)
- teach translation techniques (skill/competence)
- teamwork principles (knowledge)
- work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 17 ads, as of 2026-07-15)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- curriculum development — **41 %**
- language teaching — **24 %**
- student assessment — **24 %**
- teaching — **18 %**
- classroom management — **18 %**
- lesson planning — **18 %**

### Responsibilities

- instruction delivery — **24 %**
- lesson planning — **18 %**

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