Short description:

This book is essential reading for practicing second language program administrators at the post-secondary level, in-service and pre-service second language instructors, graduate students in applied linguistics, and even upper-level undergraduate education students considering second language teaching as a future career.

Long description:

Second language program development and administration is a long-standing area within the larger field of applied linguistics. In many ways, it is the quintessential applied linguistics field, as it crosses disciplinary boundaries while balancing the rigors of scholarly inquiry with the demands of practical application without losing sight of concrete learner outcomes.

The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration provides a scholarly rigorous, yet practically relevant treatment of issues implicated in program development and administration with 52 chapters written by leading scholars in the field. Authors not only address the theoretical underpinnings of their respective topics but also provide actionable, evidence-based recommendations concerning eminently practical matters. In this way, the volume provides both novice and experienced language program administrators with important guidance on how to think about the work that they do and how best to go about it, while also validating language program administration as a scholarly area of inquiry.

The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration is essential reading for practicing second language program administrators at the post-secondary level, in-service and pre-service second language instructors, graduate students in applied linguistics, and even upper-level undergraduate education students considering second language teaching as a future career.

This volume pulls together the experiences and expertise of an impressive range of scholars and practitioners to provide an invaluable resource that goes well beyond the practicalities of language program direction and into the very essence of language teaching and learning. It answers questions I didn?t even know I had!

? Gillian Lord, the University of Florida

This handbook is an invaluable resource that provides theory-informed, practical strategies for effective language program development and administration while also elevating the field as a respected area of scholarly inquiry. Its broad scope and globally diverse contributors make it a comprehensive guide for advancing quality language education.

? Gabriela Kleckova, the University of West Bohemia

This comprehensive collection of papers tackles established and cutting-edge issues in language program development and administration and exemplifies the complexity of establishing and maintaining an effective program. The state-of-the-art papers by
leading SLA researchers, program and language center directors, materials designers, and administrators are written clearly and explore topics in depth. This volume was badly needed as a reference, and it will empower language program directors to communicate with authority to all constituents at their institutions.

? Susanne Rott, University of Illinois, Chicago

Edited by four excellent experts in second language program management and articulation, curriculum development, and language teacher education, this remarkable volume covers in extraordinary depth an impressive array of important topics related to language program development and administration: implications of second language acquisition research in language programs; assessment and evaluation of language programs; issues in language teacher education; curriculum and materials; different contexts for language programs; the training of experts and leaders in program development and administration; and the role of new technologies. To this end, the editors have carefully assembled a wide-ranging group of scholars, practitioners, and administrators working in diverse academic and institutional contexts. In doing so, the editors of this indispensable handbook have succeeded in confirming that second language program development and administration is quite possibly ?the quintessential applied linguistics field? because of the way in which the chapters make valuable connections between sound theory, language education research methodologies, concrete and empirical data, programmatic demands and issues, and of course, concrete learner needs and outcomes.

? Manel Lacorte, University of Maryland, College Park

Table of Contents:

List of Tables
List of Contributors
List of External Reviewers

Language Program Development and Administration: The Cornerstone of Language Learning in Higher Education
Alan V. Brown, Cori Crane, Beatrice C. Dupuy, and Estela Ene

PART I Insights and Implications from Language Acquisition Research in Language X Programs

1 Second Language Learning Theory for Program Design
Eve Zyzik and Laura Marqués-Pascual

2 Instructed SLA: Implications for Language Program Design and Administration
Ronald P. Leow

3 Individual Learner Differences: From Fixed to Dynamic
Beatriz Lado

4 Planning for and Enacting Differentiated Instruction in the Postsecondary Language Curriculum
Mandy R. Menke and Paul A. Malovrh

5 Heritage Language Acquisition
Melissa A. Bowles and Julio Torres

6 Interculturality in Language Programs
Carl S. Blyth

7 Critical Translingual Awareness in World Language Programs
Tracy Quan

PART II Assessment and Evaluation in Language Programs

8 Using Language Assessment Data for Language Program Administration
J. Dylan Burton and Paula Winke

9 Putting Students in Their Place: The Role of Placement Testing in Language Programs
Troy L. Cox and Matthew P. Wilcox

10 Language Program Evaluation
Meg Montee and Francesca Di Silvio

11 Understanding the Role of Standardized Exams in Second Language Programs
Troy L. Cox, Alan V. Brown, and Margaret E. Malone

12 Language Assessment Literacy
Johnathan Jones and Julie Hartill

13 Authentic and Alternative Language Assessment: Design and Implementation
Kim Koh and Rong Fu

14 Ungrading in Language Programs
Janice McGregor and Nicole Coleman

PART III Teacher Education and Professional Learning in Language Programs

15 Defining Effective Language Teaching: Making It Meaningful
Erin Kearney

16 Formal Language Teacher Education in Collegiate Language Programs
Julia Goetze and Jeanne Schueller

17 Continuing Professional Learning for Language Teachers
Kate Paesani

18 Certification and Credentialing Programs for Preparing Language Teachers in a Multilingual World
Rebecca Kanak Fox and Kendra N. Staley

19 The Native Versus Non- Native Speaker Teacher Debate and the Multilingual Turn
Raees Calafato

20 Classroom Observation and Feedback
Laura Baecher and Sumru Akcan

21 Practitioner Research in Post- Secondary Language Teacher Education Programmes
Judith Hanks and Martin Wedell

PART IV Curricula and Materials in Language Programs

22 Language Standards in Language Programs
Margaret E. Malone and Celia Zamora

23 Needs Analysis for Language Program Development and Administration
Ana Bocanegra-Valle

24 Developing and Renewing Collegiate Language Curricula
Hiram H. Maxim

25 Course Development in Language Programs: Putting Design Principles to Work
Beatrice C. Dupuy

26 The Evolving Landscape of Language Instructional Materials: Challenges and Opportunities
Adriana Raquel Díaz

27 Working With Commercial Language Learning Materials
Amy Rossomondo

28 Domain Analysis: One Approach to Designing Evidence-Centered Curricula for Languages for Specific Purposes
Darcy Lear and Ahmet Dursun

29 Co-and Extracurricular Language Learning
Veronika Makarova

PART V Contexts of Language Programs

30 Study Abroad in Language Programs: Considerations, Implications, and Recommendations
Emma Trentman

31 Service Learning and Community Engagement in the L2 Curriculum
Deborah Reisinger and Joan Clifford

32 Heritage Language Program Design and Administration
Sara M. Beaudrie

33 So That Our Languages Live On: Indigenous Language Medium-Immersion Programs in Post-Secondary Education
Kananinohea M?ka?imoku, Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla, Keiki Kawai?ae?a, and Jimmy (Tinakp?hnge) S?ntos Teria

34 Pathways to Literacy Programs for Students with Interrupted Formal Education
Amanda Shufflebarger and Joshua B. L. Tolbert

35 Intensive English Program Administration: Universal Issues in Diverse Contexts
Jacqueline M. Gianico

36 Less Commonly Taught World Language Programs
Wenhao Diao, Elisa Räsänen, and Nozomi Tanaka

37 Marginal Influence or Leading from the Edge? Repositioning EAP Administration as Agentic Academic Leadership
Pamela Humphreys and Ben Fenton-Smith

38 Development and Administration of English Medium Instruction: The Roles of Language Departments from Teacher Training to Quality Control
Ruth Breeze

39 Spanish Language Program Development and Administration
Javier Mu?oz-Basols and Alan V. Brown

40 Professionalizing Language Curricula to Meet Workplace Needs: Insights from a French Higher Education Language Program
Muriel Grosbois and Naouel Zoghlami

PART VI Technology in Language Programs

41 Virtual Exchange in Language Education
Carolin Fuchs, Meei-Ling Liaw, and Sabrina Priego

42 Hybrid and Online L2 Learning and Teaching: Considerations for Post-Secondary World Language Program Stakeholders
Joshua J. Thoms

43 Educational Technology: Learning with a Tool and a Teacher
Senta Goertler and Jesse Gleason

44 Moving beyond Dichotomies: Exploring the Implications of Machine Translation Research on Language Programs
Kimberly Vinall and Emily Hellmich

45 Immersive Technologies in Language Program Administration: Considerations, Applications, and Implications
Nicole Mills and Stephan Caspar

PART VII Leadership and Administration in Language Programs

46 Developing a Strategic Plan and Connecting to Institutional Priorities
Estela Ene

47 Language Program Leadership: Administering Inward, Outward, and Forward
Stacey Katz Bourns

48 English as a Global Language, English Language Teaching, and the Financial Practices of Language Programs
Jason Litzenberg

49 Emotional Labor in Program Leadership
Kate Navickas, Kristi Murray Costello, Jacob Babb, and Courtney Adams Wooten

50 Language Advocacy in Higher Education
William Nichols

51 Inclusive Hiring Practices in EFL/ESL Language Programs
Robert J. Lowe, Matthew Y. Schaefer, and Davey Young

52 Agile Language Program Administration: Navigating Crisis and Change
Cori Crane and Chantelle Warner