people who work at a place like Berlitz are called instructors why? are you considered lucky to work for Berlitz?
2007-02-02 04:58:46 · 14 answers · asked by answermachine 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Teachers teach you how to think while instructors show you how and what to do.
2007-02-02 05:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by toietmoi 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
to me...a teacher is a person properly trained in education. they understand how the mind aquires knowledge, and they have some type of degree reflecting this. an instructor (like in the case of Berlitz) is simply a person hired to instruct a person in a particular skill or subject matter.
in the berlitz example, they are called instructors because they are not trained teachers. these people typically do not have any special degree which has trained them in techniques of learning. they are simply well versed in the language they are teaching. for berlitz, "well versed" means...they speak it.
you can probably tell by now, i do not think a person should be considered lucky to work for berlitz. they tend to hire english speakers who, after teaching a class, are hoping their students will take them out for beers...meaning, those intructors are just looking to tour the world and check out beaches. which is why if i wanted to learn a foreign language, i wouldn't go to berlitz. knowing a language, and teaching it, are two different things.
2007-02-02 14:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Instructors, instruct,and often have to do so within fixed parameters with no deviation from the facts or techniques they are instructing. How and what is often laid down for them. Whereas teachers often have to develop alternative learning strategies for those who cannot grasp the facts or techniques. Teachers usually, if they are good teachers, work both inside and outside the envelope developing further enquiry for their students and providing the answers for them or pointing them in the right direction to find the answers for themselves. Instruction is dependant upon technique, whereas teaching is an art used to further develop learning. Teachers can assess what bite size chunks of information a student can absorb and the order in which they should be provided. Teachers can provide individual learning plans whereas instructors do not normally have the time for this. Hope this helps. Guess what I do for a living!
2007-02-02 05:37:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! Don't work for Berlitz, they call you an instructor so they don't have to pay you as much as a teacher.
Oh and in answer to your Q.
Instructors do and teachers theorise.
;-)
2007-02-02 05:10:31 · answer #4 · answered by Quester 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At first you may not have realized that there was any difference at all between a teacher and an instructor. Maybe you think that the two words are synonyms for one another. But if you look carefully there is a great difference between the two. One of the big differences between the two is how the knowledge is passed on. Take for example a drill instructor in the military. During basic training these people instruct, they give orders and expect them not to be questioned but obeyed without thinking. If you have ever looked at someone who has just gotten out of basic training, they all seem to have a slight nervousness about them. They seem to be waiting to jump at an order and ask "How high?". They are primed in the philosophy of the military of doing what a superior says without question and doing it immediately.
Websters defines instruction as "The act to educated impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to direct or command; to furnish with orders; to order or enjoin" and lastly "to teach". Websters further defines to teach as "To impart instruction to; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to train or give the skill in the use, management or handling of; to let be known; to tell; to show how; also to practice giving instruction. Webster further defines a teacher as one who teaches or instructs; a preceptor; a tutor; a preacher; a minister of the gospel. In the military,
soilders are trained in how to fire a gun, how to charge with a bayonet, etc. They are told not to think but to simply do. After basic training they go to technical school where they are exposed not to instructors but to teachers. The difference is in that they must be able to adapt to different situations and be able to overcome difficulties on their own.
2007-02-02 06:10:31 · answer #5 · answered by THE SINGER 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teachers teach instructors instruct
2007-02-02 05:06:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A teacher teaches you and and an instructor gives instruction.
2007-02-02 05:01:43 · answer #7 · answered by "Vallamkali" 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teachers teach you. Instructors instruct you. There's not much a difference. They both teach you something.
2007-02-04 07:42:52 · answer #8 · answered by xxxshiningxstarxxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been instructed in a task then you should be able to do that task - whether or not you understand what you are doing - If the circumstances change a little you may not be able to do the task anymore.
If you are taugh (by a teacher) then you should understand the basic principles behind the task - you will be able to do the task - if the circumstances change you will have the means to cope and adapt so you will still be able to complete that task
2007-02-03 11:18:13 · answer #9 · answered by trevb1256 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A teacher teaches you what to do, and instructor, instructs you through doing what the teacher has taught you :)
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2007-02-02 05:01:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋