Tutor Of English For Academic Purposes
In my most recent role as a Tutor at Heriot Watt, there was a vast range of responsibilities I had to undertake in the workplace. For instance, one of the main responsibilities included leading a class of fourteen international undergraduate and postgraduate students and teaching them how to correctly write an academically sound essay. My public-speaking skills and presenting skills helped me immensely in this job as I was able to prepare and give presentations that helped both the undergraduate and postgraduate students in my class. I was accountable to prepare lessons regarding how to reference properly, how to plan and structure an academic essay and how to properly evaluate academic sources among other things. In addition, another responsibility I had in my work experience was to concur with other members of staff in order to correctly assess students' work. By sharing this responsibility with my fellow colleagues, I was able to get the best out of not only my own students I taught but other student’s I had assessed in other classes. Moreover, whilst working in all levels of education, I came across some students who were struggling with the work for a variety of reasons. As their first port of call, it was my responsibility to aid them during their time at university. If it was regarding academic worries,I would create lesson plans and even arrange one-to-one calls with students to facilitate any queries they had regarding their essay or academic sources they were using. For students who had any personal issues, I would reassure said students that my superiors and I wanted the best outcome for them. This would involve me arranging one-to-one weekly calls in order to facilitate their personal requirements, for example, arranging English lessons for those with lower language levels. Other day to day responsibilities were to build students' confidence and create a positive environment for them to thrive whilst studying away from home.
