National

Employment data collected from Postsecondary Teachers.

Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature.

Sample of reported job titles: English Professor, English Instructor, Professor, Instructor, General Education Instructor, Humanities Professor, English Teacher, Composition Instructor, Creative Writing Professor, ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)

Tasks

• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks.