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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIRS |
| Angela Dornbusch & Linda Wesley, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITORS |
| Jacqueline Record & Hannaliisa Savolainen, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| REIMAGINING PROGRAM EVALUATION THROUGH APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY: MOVING BEYOND THE NEGATIVE |
| Elsie Paredes, & Pamela Smart-Smith, Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA |
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Program evaluations can be contentious and negative while
appearing to challenge existing staff and current systems. In this
article, the authors describe the implementation of an intensive English
program’s annual review using Appreciative Inquiry (AI). AI can allow
evaluators to stop the negative spiral and generate new and positive
ideas for transformational growth. Read More |
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| LANGUAGE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION POSITIONS IN TESOL/TFL PROGRAMS: NEEDS, INTERVENTIONS, AND POSSIBILITIES |
| Netta Avineri, Kara Mac Donald, & Ketty Reppert |
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Many language teachers hold administrative and management
positions for which they are not fully prepared. This article describes
the desired skill sets for administrative and managerial positions, a
variety of ways to acquire these skills, and an example of an MA
TESOL/TFL language program administration curriculum and introductory
course. Read More |
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| LEADERSHIP IN MOMENTS: GENERATING POSITIVE WORK CULTURE |
| Britt Johnson, American English Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA |
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What’s the best way to generate a positive work culture? How
can program leaders confront institutionalized mistrust and negativity?
One moment and one interaction at a time, via authenticity and a balance
of professional inquiry and advocacy. Read More |
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| ELEVATING THE IMAGE OF ESL BY ENHANCING FACULTY BIOS ON PROGRAM WEBSITES |
| Patrick T. Randolph, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
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This article is the first in a three-part series on how to
break the “unwanted stepchild curse” of ESL programs and elevate their
image in the United States. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| STATEMENT OF PURPOSE |
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