Early Childhood Education Graduate Degrees

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ESL Teacher

English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers teach English to students whose primary or native language is not English. Schools are required by Education laws to offer ELS instruction in the classroom to every student whose mother tongue is not English. ESL teachers train students to ensure that they... see more acquire both written and spoken skills in English. Unlike foreign language teachers ESL teachers have to deal with a class of students who do not necessarily share a common language. Thus the teacher cannot provide instruction in any one language. Often ESL teachers are forced to explain things through gestures pictures and demonstrations. The task of ESL teachers is to help learners achieve the same proficiency in English that native speakers of the language enjoy.

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Postsecondary Teacher

Postsecondary teachers instruct students in a wide variety of academic and vocational subjects beyond the high school level that may lead to a degree or to improvement in one's knowledge or career skills. These teachers include college and university faculty, postsecondary career and technical education... see more teachers, and graduate teaching assistants. The proportion of time spent on research, teaching, administrative, and other duties varies by individual circumstance and type of institution. Faculty members at universities normally spend a significant part of their time doing research; those in 4-year colleges, somewhat less; and those in 2-year colleges, relatively little. The teaching load, however, often is heavier in 2-year colleges and somewhat lighter at 4-year institutions. Full professors at all types of institutions usually spend a larger portion of their time conducting research than do assistant professors, instructors, and lecturers