Building Better English Language Programs
Author | : Martha Carswell Pennington |
Publisher | : Nafsa |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1991 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015032565155 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Download or read book Building Better English Language Programs written by Martha Carswell Pennington and published by Nafsa. This book was released on 1991 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays addresses the evaluation of college and university English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs, curricula, services, faculty, and administration. They include the following: "Developing Effective Evaluation Systems for Language Programs" (James D. Brown, Martha C. Pennington); "Self-Study and Self-Regulation for ESL Programs: Issues Arising from the Associational Approach" (Patricia Byrd, Janet Constantinides); "A Novel Approach to ESL Program Evaluation" (David E. Eskey, Richard Lacy, Cheryl A. Kraft); "Unifying Curriculum Process and Curriculum Outcomes: The Key to Excellence in Language Education" (Martha C. Pennington, James D. Brown); "Participatory Placement: A Case Study" (Louis J. Spaventa, Janis S. Williamson); "Evaluation of Culture Components in ESL Programs" (Christine Winskowski-Jackson); "Evaluation of Student Services in ESL Programs" (Geoffrey C. Middlebrook); "Creating and Operating a Statistical Database for Evaluation in an English Language Program" (Roger Ponder, Bill Powell); "Designing and Assessing the Efficacy of ESL Promotional Materials" (Frederick L. Jenks); "Procedures and Instruments for Faculty Evaluation in ESL" (Martha C. Pennington, Aileen L. Young); "Evaluating the ESL Program Director" (Robert P. Fox); "Administrative Evaluation in ESL Programs: How'm I Doin'?" (Barbara F. Matthies). Notes on contributors are included. (MSE)