Building Better English for Language Programs

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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)