English Instructional Designer – Technology Programmes

English Instructional Designer – Technology Programmes

  May 15, 2026   

English Instructional Designer – Technology Programmes

Published
May 16, 2026
Category
Job Type
Departments
Technology for Education
Expected Travel
Regular Field Visits and Occasional Outstation Travel
Field of Interest
Information Technology
Location
Karachi
Country
Pakistan

Description

Review AI and ed-tech tools for English learning

  • Evaluate English learning apps, AI tutors, speaking tools, reading platforms, assessment tools, and classroom support tools.
  • Assess whether tool features are appropriate for 11–15-year-old EFL learners.
  • Review tools for language level, cultural relevance, usability, teacher dependency, feedback quality, and classroom fit.
  • Identify where tools genuinely support learning versus where they only appear engaging.

Design classroom models using technology

  • Develop structured classroom routines showing what the teacher does, what the student does, and what the technology does.
  • Design tech-supported lesson flows for speaking (and later listening, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, and basic writing)
  • Create models that work even when the teacher has limited English proficiency.
  • Ensure classroom designs are realistic for low-resource school environments.

Define pedagogical and product requirements

  • Translate English learning needs into clear feature requirements for ed-tech partners or product teams.
  • Identify required scaffolding, such as Urdu support, audio modeling, pronunciation feedback, sentence frames, repetition, teacher dashboards, and offline access.
  • Advise on which skills should be taught by the teacher, supported by the app, assessed by AI, or practiced through peer/classroom activities.
  • Support the development of briefs, rubrics, pilots, and evaluation criteria for external vendors.

Support curriculum and assessment alignment

  • Align technology-enabled activities with the organization’s English learning goals, CEFR expectations, and grade-level competencies.
  • Help map student progression from basic exposure to functional spoken and written English.
  • Support the design of formative assessments for speaking, listening, reading, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
  • Ensure learning activities are appropriately scaffolded for students with weak literacy and limited prior exposure to English.

Create teacher support materials

  • Develop teacher guides, scripts, facilitation notes, classroom routines, and training materials.
  • Design guidance that helps teachers lead English practice confidently without needing to be fluent English speakers.
  • Create simple instructions, prompts, and classroom management routines for technology-supported English classes.

Pilot support and learning

  • Support the planning and observation of pilots using English learning apps or AI tools.
  • Analyze classroom observations, teacher feedback, student usage, and early learning indicators.
  • Recommend changes to classroom design, tool configuration, teacher training, or product requirements based on pilot evidence

Required Skills

  • Strong understanding of EFL/ESL pedagogy.
  • Ability to design for low-proficiency learners.
  • Understanding of speaking, listening, pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, and writing progression.
  • Ability to evaluate AI/ed-tech tools critically from a learning perspective.
  • Strong instructional design skills.
  • Ability to simplify complex pedagogy into practical classroom routines.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills.
  • Comfort working with ambiguity, pilots, prototypes, and evolving product ideas.
  • Sensitivity to multilingual, low-resource, and teacher-capacity-constrained contexts

Education

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in English, Education, Applied Linguistics, TESOL, ELT, Curriculum Design, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred, along with certifications such as CELTA, DELTA, TESOL, or TEFL

Experience

5+ years of experience in English language teaching, curriculum design, instructional design, or teacher support.

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