Conversational english teacher vs writing instructor

The differences between conversational english teachers and writing instructors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a conversational english teacher and a writing instructor. Additionally, a conversational english teacher has an average salary of $53,804, which is higher than the $52,334 average annual salary of a writing instructor.

The top three skills for a conversational english teacher include classroom management, foreign language and classroom curriculum. The most important skills for a writing instructor are math, writing curriculum, and learning environment.

Conversational english teacher vs writing instructor overview

	Conversational English Teacher	Writing Instructor
Yearly salary	$53,804	$52,334
Hourly rate	$25.87	$25.16
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	53,548	25,147
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	6	6

Conversational english teacher vs writing instructor salary

Conversational english teachers and writing instructors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Conversational English Teacher	Writing Instructor
Average salary	$53,804	$52,334
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $73,000	Between $34,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	New York University
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between conversational english teacher and writing instructor education

There are a few differences between a conversational english teacher and a writing instructor in terms of educational background:

	Conversational English Teacher	Writing Instructor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	English	English
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Conversational english teacher vs writing instructor demographics

Here are the differences between conversational english teachers' and writing instructors' demographics:

	Conversational English Teacher	Writing Instructor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 38.1% Female, 61.9%	Male, 37.7% Female, 62.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 11.2% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between conversational english teacher and writing instructor duties and responsibilities

Conversational english teacher example responsibilities.

Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Prepare own syllabus and teaching materials for both semesters.
Train for 1 month to teach ESL with TeachOverseas.org (a 501-C3 non-profit organization).
Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations to teach principles, techniques, procedures, and methods of the English language.
Facilitate language and cultural learning for international students in team-teach setting.
Challenge students to master basic math concepts through implementation of manipulative graphing, and charting exercises that develop problem-solving skills.

Writing instructor example responsibilities.

Develop lesson plans, teach mechanics and creativity in writing, teach reading, math and manage resource room as needed.
Educate students in the basics of reading, writing, and reviewing poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction.
Assess student performance, adjust curriculum and create individual study plans, edit and translate tests and written essays.
Provide instruction in a non-fiction memoir writing workshop.
Attend IEP meetings and help develope goals for each consumer.
Plan and implement educational goals and objectives according to the IFSP.

Conversational english teacher vs writing instructor skills

Common conversational english teacher skills

Classroom Management, 59%
Foreign Language, 16%
Classroom Curriculum, 12%
American Culture, 4%
Sentence Structure, 3%
PowerPoint, 3%

Common writing instructor skills

Math, 12%
Writing Curriculum, 10%
Learning Environment, 10%
Study, 6%
Syllabus, 6%
Teaching Methodologies, 6%

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