Webinar – Current Directions in Postsecondary Language Administration: Fundamental Considerations, Implications, and Applications

A free webinar presented by Alan V. Brown (University of Kentucky), Cori Crane (University of Alabama), Beatrice Dupuy (University of Arizona), and Estela Ene (Indiana University Indianapolis)

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 10-11:30 AM Arizona (UTC-7)

Abstract:
Language program administrators (LPAs) assume multiple roles in designing curricula, mentoring teachers, and managing difficult situations. The skill set needed to administer a program varies, with expertise drawn from interrelated areas, such as SLA, pedagogy, assessment, and teacher education. Over the years, the responsibilities, knowledge domains, and preparation of LPAs have evolved significantly, reflecting major paradigm shifts within collegiate language education, particularly in curriculum design and the training of graduate student instructors.
With extensive leadership experience in the administration of language programs, the presenters explore the research-practice connections in the work of LPAsk. What kind of research is needed to help program administrators develop language programs and manage people? How, in turn, can LPDs, as practitioners working within the context of articulated language programs, help to advance theory and scholarship in applied linguistics and teacher education?

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Alan V. Brown is a Professor of Spanish Applied Linguistics at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, United States. His research has explored a variety of topics related to Spanish language teaching and learning, from course grades to metalinguistic awareness to the relationship between temporal fluency, lexical diversity, and proficiency.

 

 

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Cori Crane is an Associate Professor and German Language Program Director at the University of Alabama, United States. Dr. Crane’s research interests align to her curriculum development and teacher mentoring work, with recent and current projects located in language teacher education, second language literacy development, and practitioner research.

 

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Beatrice Dupuy is a Professor of French, Public and Applied Humanities, and Second Language Acquisition and Teaching at the University of Arizona, United States. She directs the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy. Her scholarship focuses on multiliteracies and multimodality in language education, and language educator professional learning.

 

 

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Estela Ene is a Professor of English at Indiana University Indianapolis, United States. She chairs the English Department, directs the English for Academic Purposes Program, and teaches EAP and TESOL. Her research focuses on EAP/ESL writing, teacher and program development, CALL (including corpus and e-feedback), internationalization, and intercultural competence/communication.

 

 

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