This course can be used towards the Instructional Dimensions major or minor requirements, or towards the Language Program Administration minor or graduate certificate requirements. The course can only be used towards one of these requirements (Instructional major, Instructional minor, or LPA minor/certificate).
Just as the foreign/second language teaching profession has developed expectations for excellence in language teaching and professional training, language program administrators are refining the tools and skills needed to become successful leaders in their field. Often this transition from teacher to administrator is viewed as a "promotion" yet little or no additional training is provided to the new administrator. This course will provide an overview of the major issues language program administrators face, including personnel issues, marketing, immigration, advocacy, curricular development and evaluation, and incorporate applied research tasks in these areas.
Identical to: HUMS 571, PAH 571