National

Employment data collected from Postsecondary Teachers.

Teach courses in foreign (i.e., other than English) languages and literature.

Sample of reported job titles: Professor, Spanish Professor, French Professor, Spanish Instructor, English Professor, German Professor, Modern Languages Professor, Instructor, Foreign Languages Professor, Foreign Language Instructor

Tasks

• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as how to speak and write a foreign language and the cultural aspects of areas where a particular language is used.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks.
• Keep abreast of developments in their field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and activities.