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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Beverly Earles, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE INCOMING CHAIRS |
| Angela Dornbusch, & Linda Wesley, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| FROM POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT TO INTERVIEW: ADMINISTRATORS' AND APPLICANTS' PERSPECTIVES |
| Sigrun Biesenbach-Lucas, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA & Deanna Wormuth, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA |
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Targeting administrators and applicants, the authors focus on
how to navigate the TESOL job application and faculty selection process.
They discuss position announcements, elements in a successful
application portfolio, the search committee’s composition and tasks,
interview questions and responses, and aspects of a fair application
process. Read More |
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| USING AGENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RECRUITMENT |
| Thu H. Tran, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA |
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Is using agents a panacea for international student recruitment? What general types of agents are there? What is the typical compensation rate? What are possible advantages and disadvantages of using agents? How to find agents that meet a certain set of standards? This article provides answers to the aforementioned questions. Read More |
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| CREATING WORKSHOPS: BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN CONFERENCES AND IN-SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| Noga La'or, James Stakenburg, & Autumn Westphal |
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Many program administrators are responsible for attending
conference sessions in order to garner professional development ideas
for their teachers. In this article, the authors discuss a method that
allows administrators to successfully design structured,
easily-digestible, and engaging professional development workshops for
their teachers from information received in conference
sessions. Read More |
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| COLLABORATING TO CREATE CROSS-CULTURAL EVENTS THAT CONNECT ELLS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS |
| Sarah Elia & Melissa Feldmann, State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, USA |
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Are you looking for ways to increase your ELLs’ interactions
with native speakers? In this article, the authors present techniques to
connect students with the community around them. Read More |
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| EXTRA CATEGORY: BOOK REVIEW |
| A REVIEW OF A HANDBOOK FOR LANGUAGE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS, 2ND EDITION |
| Lara Ravitch, University of Oregon - American English Institute, Eugene, Oregon, USA |
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When /A handbook for language program administrators/ was
published in 1997, it was virtually the only book of its kind. Recently,
the editors published a second edition, with a dramatic change in focus
from Intensive English Programs (IEPs) in the United States to a more
inclusive global outlook. Read More |
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| EXTRA CATEGORY: MEET THE MEMBER |
| MEET THE MEMBER: TARANA PATEL |
| Linda Wesley, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA |
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Meet a fellow colleague in Program Administration: Tarana
Patel, the founder of learnEd. The Meet the Member
column in the PAIS newsletter provides an opportunity to learn more
about our colleagues in Program Administration. If you are interested in
being interviewed or wish to suggest a colleague you think we should
include, please contact our Meet the Member column editor, Linda
Wesley. Read More |
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| STATEMENT OF PURPOSE |
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