PAIS Newsletter - May 2022 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  LETTER FROM THE PAST CHAIRS
•  LETTER FROM THE CO-CHAIRS
•  LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
ARTICLES
•  STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME: A FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE THE PREPARATION FOR ACCREDITATION
•  PUSHING FOR PROGRESS: AN IEP'S EXPERIENCE FURTHER INTEGRATING INTO UNIVERSITY
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
•  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

 

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

Christian Gomez, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Laura Shier, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, USA



Christian Gomez


Laura Shier

In this edition of the newsletter, we share two articles which illustrate the power of teamwork in IEPS. Contributors share how to approach two different Herculean tasks: preparing for program accreditation and advocating for university integration. Both endeavors demonstrate the importance English program administration leaders place on ensuring program quality and credibility. In future newsletters, we hope to share what you do to support quality and credibility in the field of TESOL.

Christian Gomez

Laura Shier

PAIS Newsletter Editors


Christian Gomez taught English writing as a foreign language at the Duke University Graduate School’s English for International Students Program. He has a master's degree in TESOL from Florida International University and has taught English in Miami, Florida and North Carolina's Triangle since 2010.

Laura Shier is the director of Academic English Studies at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. She holds a master’s degree in applied linguistics with a focus on TESOL. Since 1998, she has worked in the English language education field as an instructor, teacher trainer, and administrator in higher education in the U.S., Poland, and the U.K.