Join us for 2025’s first series of FREE professional learning webinars for language educators!

This series is planned to coincide with the publication of a new book forthcoming in 2025, The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration, the editors of which (one of whom is CERCLL Director Beatrice Dupuy) will present the first, introductory webinar. The series will delve into some of the 52 chapters in this volume, to focus on practical issues in language program development and administration.

These webinars also tie into the Language Program Direction self-study modules on which CERCLL collaborated with the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA).

The webinars are free to attend, but participants must register in advance. Registrants who participate in these events live can request a certificate of attendance for 1.5 hours of continuing education for each webinar they attend. In addition, live attendees will be contacted after each webinar with information about how to apply for a digital badge.

Participants will be able to register for any combination of these webinars. The first event on January 29 is open now!

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

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/MST (UTC -7)

To see when it begins where you are, visit: https://tinyurl.com/nv9emubf.

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 LPAs. 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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Language Program Evaluation

Presented by Meg Montee (Georgetown University) and Francesca Di Silvio

Thursday, February 27, 2025, 10-11:30 AM Arizona/MST (UTC -7)

To see when it begins where you are, visit: https://tinyurl.com/2s3jhxs7.

Further details and registration coming soon!

Needs Analysis for Language Program Development and Administration

Presented by Ana Bocanegra-Valle (University of Cadiz, Spain)

Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 10-11:30 AM Arizona/MST (UTC -7)

To see when it begins where you are, visit: https://tinyurl.com/2sxwnc9p.