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This volume provides both practicing and aspiring Language Program Administrators with knowledge about the research and theory that underpin key topics in educational leadership, as well as practical guidance for the day-to-day management of language programs, including budgets, personnel, decision making, strategic planning, advocacy, and digital technologies. The volume brings together 46 authors and contributors with a vast array of experiences as administrators of English language teaching programs all over the world-in Asia; Australia; Europe; the Middle East; New Zealand; North, Central, and South America; South Africa; Turkey; and the United Kingdom.
As the need for more qualified administrators and leaders has increased, more teacher education programs have added formal courses on leadership and program administration to their offerings. Educators teaching these courses will find this volume to be an excellent core text to support students in developing their knowledge of and skills for language program administration.
All chapters are connected to the contemporary realities of language program administration, and they offer practical guidance to Language Program Administrators in ways that are adaptable to different administrative contexts globally.
List of contents
1. Introduction.- Part I. Fundamentals of Language-Program Administration.- 2. Making the Transition: From Language Teacher to Program Administrator.- 3. Perceptions of Language Program Administrators' Most Important Responsibilities.- 4. Language Programs in Diverse Contexts: Voices of Language-Program Administrators.- Part II. Leadership in Language Programs.- 5. Becoming Strategic.- 6. Taking the Lead to Promote Innovation.- 7. The Promoter of Quality.- 8. Leading Language Programs with Intercultural Competence.- 9. Making Decisions: Navigating Challenges and Managing Crises.- 10. Engaging, Energizing, and Empowering Faculty.- 11. Advocating for Students and Language Programs.- Part III. Management in Language Programs.- 12. Communication Strategies for Effective Language-Program Administration.- 13. Personnel Matters: Revisited.- 14. Managing Technology: Feet on the Ground, Head in the Cloud.- 15. Managing Resources and Financial Planning.- 16. Managing Time.- Part IV. Best Practices in Language-Program Administration.- 17. Best Practices Based on 360+ Years of Administrative Experience.
About the author
MaryAnn Christison is a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Utah, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in applied linguistics and mentors graduate students. She founded an English language program at Snow College and was the Director for 20 years. Christison received TESOL's Alatis Award for distinguished service, as well as a 50@50 Award, and 25 English language specialist grants from the U.S. Department of State.
Fredricka L. Stoller is Professor Emerita at Northern Arizona University (NAU), where she taught in the applied linguistics and TESL programs. She founded NAU's Program in Intensive English and served as its Director for 10 years. She was awarded three Fulbright senior-scholar awards for Turkey (2002-03), Timor Leste (2014), and Vietnam (2018). Stoller has trained language teachers and language program administrators in 30+ countries.
Report
"This volume is a highly valuable contribution to the literature on language programs and language program management, and it is a recommended resource for novice as well as more experienced professionals. The volume acutely portrays the necessary knowledge base for LPAs, demonstrates the diversity of programmatic and administrative contexts, and advances theorization of language program management through empirical and practical experience." (Jason Litzenberg, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Vol. 65, August 10, 2023)
