Building Better English Language Programs: Perspectives on Evaluation in ESL

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 378
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Robertson ◽  
Martha C. Pennington
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
English Language Programs

The Drama of Broadcast History after May 1968

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek W. Vaillant
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
French Society ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Commercial Radio ◽  
May 1968 ◽  
Broadcast History ◽  
English Language Programs

This chapter explores selected English-language programs of the Direction des affaires extérieures et de la coopération (DAEC), an affiliate of French broadcasting’s Office de radiodiffusion-télévision française (ORTF). The DAEC supplied historical and cultural radio dramas to U.S. listeners from 1968 until 1973. The DAEC’s dramas used experimental aesthetic techniques and topical provocations to engage a contemporary American audience seeking alternatives to commercial radio. Irreverence, satire, and a willingness to critique French society imbued these exports with a mildly subversive quality rarely heard on U.S.–French radio. DAEC brought non-U.S. radio content to select public stations and marked a final burst of U.S.–French connectivity in the waning days of France’s state broadcast monopoly, which dissolved in 1974.

Technical Communication Programs at Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Graves ◽  
Jack McFadden ◽  
Shirley Moore
Keyword(s):  
Technical Communication ◽  
English Language ◽  
Technical Writing ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Writing Programs ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Communication Programs ◽  
English Language Programs

The location, extent, and focus of technical writing programs at Canadian colleges and universities is largely unknown, as least in a systematic way. This article reports the results of one survey of English-language programs. These programs are identified and representative ones are described in more detail. In the light of these findings, we discuss the need for more programs and the focus of these programs.

scholarly journals Pesantren readiness for the English programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-235
Author(s):  
Mawardi Muhammad Nur ◽  
Sofyan Abdul Gani ◽  
Iskandar Abdul Samad ◽  
Wardani Muhammad Nur
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Research Objects ◽  
English Language Programs

Indonesia does not guarantee legitimately English as a second language. However, numerous Indonesian schools officially teach English, including pesantren (Mawardi, Maulidiansyah, Kamal, Nasai, 2019). Historically, the pesantren is an Islamic educational institution that teaches students through classical Islamic books (Fadhilah, 2011). Now, pesantren has been teaching modern lessons, including foreign languages such as English (Tahir, 2015). This study was designed to investigate the pesantren's readiness for English programs. Data collection was done by interview, observation, and documentation. Participants are people who are closely related to the object of research. A total of two English language coordinators were interviewed to obtain data on the pesantren's readiness for the English programs. The researchers also did observation and documentation to obtain supporting data from the research objects. The findings reveal that the pesantren's readiness for English language programs is outstanding in terms of the kinds of English programs, teachers' contributions, supporting facilities, and the pesantren environment itself. These findings are in line with previous researchers' findings, such as Insan (2019), Yulistiya (2020), and Setiawati (2018), stating that there are excellent programs for the advancement of students a foreign language.

scholarly journals A Call for Greater Quality Assurance in Postsecondary English Language Education in Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Davey Young
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Japanese Higher Education ◽  
Lesson Delivery ◽  
English Language Programs

Quality assurance (QA) is a necessary component of language education that is too often overlooked or absent in Japanese higher education institutions. This paper discusses the notion of QA in language education generally, briefly outlines the landscape of QA in postsecondary English language programs in Japan, and discusses some organizational factors that may help or hinder QA in such contexts. The paper concludes with recommendations for how postsecondary English language programs in Japan can offer more robust QA measures in order to provide a uniform standard of course and lesson delivery to all students. 質保証は言語教育になくてはならない一要素であるが、日本の高等教育機関においては、あまりにも見過ごされたり、欠けていたりしている。そこで本論は言語教育一般の質保証の観念について述べる。まず、日本の高等教育の英語教育プログラムにおける質保証の状況を簡単に概観し、その中で質保証の助けまたは妨げになるようないくつかの組織的な要因について論じる。最後に、日本の高等教育における英語教育プログラムが、全ての学生に対し、コースや授業の統一された基準を提供するべく、いかにより堅ろうな質保証の対策が講じられるかを提案する。

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