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Introduction to Language Program Administration (Education 660)
Professor Kathleen M. Bailey, PhD
Monterey Institute of International Studies
The purpose of this two-unit course is to provide an introduction to the issues in,
and a sense of cohesion about, the Certificate in Language Program
Administration (LPA). The course provides professional development
opportunities for the participants and awards credit for successfully completing
and reporting on an administrative internship. ED 660 is required for LPA
Certificate candidates; however, it may be used as an elective for other
TESOL/TFL MA candidates.
The required texts are Management in English Language Teaching, by White,
Martin, Stimson and Hodge (Cambridge University Press, 1991), and A
Language Program Handbook for Administrators, edited by Christison and
Stoller (Alta Book Center Publishers). In the attached syllabus, these texts are
referred to as “White et al.” and “C & S,” respectively. Additional reading
materials will be placed on reserve in the MIIS Library, posted to the class
conference, and/or distributed in class.
Students are expected to have read all the assignments before the class period
for which they are assigned. Students are also expected to check the class
conference at least every other day. In addition to the reading material, there are
two written, graded assignments for this course:
Each member of the class will “shadow” an administrator (preferably of a
language program) for three hours. A brief (5-6 pages, word-processed in 12-
point font and double-spaced) written report on this experience will be submitted.
The report will document the shadowing experience and relate it to the
appropriate professional literature. (This literature will include required course
readings but must also draw on other sources as well.) An oral presentation
about the experience will be given in class.
Each person will complete an administrative internship, document his/her
activities during the internship and write a well-informed report on the
experience. (This assignment is described in detail on page 2 below.) This
assignment takes the place of a final examination in this course, so it must
relate the experience to the literature we read.
The shadowing assignment is worth 30% of the course grade and the internship
and report are worth 70%. In completing both of these assignments you are
expected to relate your own experience (of shadowing and of completing the
internship) to the professional literature studied in this class as well as to
additional appropriate literature you locate on your own initiative. A complete and
accurate reference list in APA format is also expected with each assignment.
Professor Kathleen M. Bailey, PhD
Monterey Institute of International Studies
The purpose of this two-unit course is to provide an introduction to the issues in,
and a sense of cohesion about, the Certificate in Language Program
Administration (LPA). The course provides professional development
opportunities for the participants and awards credit for successfully completing
and reporting on an administrative internship. ED 660 is required for LPA
Certificate candidates; however, it may be used as an elective for other
TESOL/TFL MA candidates.
The required texts are Management in English Language Teaching, by White,
Martin, Stimson and Hodge (Cambridge University Press, 1991), and A
Language Program Handbook for Administrators, edited by Christison and
Stoller (Alta Book Center Publishers). In the attached syllabus, these texts are
referred to as “White et al.” and “C & S,” respectively. Additional reading
materials will be placed on reserve in the MIIS Library, posted to the class
conference, and/or distributed in class.
Students are expected to have read all the assignments before the class period
for which they are assigned. Students are also expected to check the class
conference at least every other day. In addition to the reading material, there are
two written, graded assignments for this course:
Each member of the class will “shadow” an administrator (preferably of a
language program) for three hours. A brief (5-6 pages, word-processed in 12-
point font and double-spaced) written report on this experience will be submitted.
The report will document the shadowing experience and relate it to the
appropriate professional literature. (This literature will include required course
readings but must also draw on other sources as well.) An oral presentation
about the experience will be given in class.
Each person will complete an administrative internship, document his/her
activities during the internship and write a well-informed report on the
experience. (This assignment is described in detail on page 2 below.) This
assignment takes the place of a final examination in this course, so it must
relate the experience to the literature we read.
The shadowing assignment is worth 30% of the course grade and the internship
and report are worth 70%. In completing both of these assignments you are
expected to relate your own experience (of shadowing and of completing the
internship) to the professional literature studied in this class as well as to
additional appropriate literature you locate on your own initiative. A complete and
accurate reference list in APA format is also expected with each assignment.
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