11-0032 Key Concepts Chapters 1-2

Language Program Administration, Which of these are related to it?

• Applied Linguistics

• Organizational Management

• Marketing

• Language Planning

What is more important Knowledge or Skills?

• Skills

• Knowledge

Define in your own words, expertise and experience.

Which caracteristics does a good language program administrator have?

• Communicating Skills

• Planning and Organization

• Pedagogycal Knowledge

• Management Functions

Thoughts? “Just as teaching requires a knowledge of approaches to teaching and methodologies and techniques, so, too, must an LPA be familiar with the field of management” (White et al., 2008, p.20).

Language Program Administrator (LPAs)

• It is a professional area of expertise that encompasses several related fields.

• It is a professional area of expertise that encompasses management systems.

• It is a professional area of expertise that encompasses several teaching techniques and strategies.

There are also differences in administrators´ responsibilities in second-language (L2) and foreign-language (FL) contexts (finding suitable materials seems to be higher in FL context). How is that based on your experience?

LPAs is related to...

• revising stuff

• creating and innovating