English Teacher Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an English Teacher includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Teach basic English skills including reading, writing, and speaking.
  • Compose lesson plans in order to successfully incorporate the full duration of each lesson.
  • Execute lessons efficiently using different styles of teaching depending on the content.
  • Engage students to ensure a lively classroom atmosphere.
  • Instruct students about the structure and content of the English language.
  • Teach students the spelling of words, and their meanings.
  • Emphasize the rules of composition, grammar and sentence construction.
  • Teach students the correct pronunciation of words.
  • Teach students to think critically when studying literature and poetry.
  • Teach students to analyze and question media reports, advertisements, and news reports.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of English Teacher duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific English Teacher roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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