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Ex Cathedra? The Changing Role of the Department Chair.
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Anderson, Reed – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Examines the shift in the role of the college and university language department head from that of colleague and leader to manager, resulting from changing institutional and professional culture. Argues department chairs must read recent research on department leadership, learn about changes in higher education and the faculty's role, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Second Language Programs, Department Heads, Departments
Bypassing the Traditional Leadership: Who's Minding the Store?
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James, Dorothy – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Argues that two forms of leadership exist currently in college and university foreign language departments: the top publishing and public-speaking scholars; and the people who chair the departments, dealing with the daily business of staffing courses and working with faculty and administrators. Suggests the two types of leaders operate in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Second Language Programs, Department Heads, Departments
Responding to Change: The Proactive Department Chair.
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Melton, Judith M. – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
College language department heads are encouraged to become proactive in responding to change in higher education by: undertaking departmental planning; ensuring good teaching; emphasizing collegiality; thinking creatively; becoming part of any college restructuring process; identifying allies on campus; staying informed about institutional…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Second Language Programs
How We Got Contracts for Lecturers at the University of Vermont: A Tale of (Qualified) Success, and Response.
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Warhol, Robyn R. – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Describes the three-year process of obtaining renewable four-year contracts and other benefits, including sabbatical leave eligibility, for University of Vermont non-tenure-track faculty and part-time lecturers. Highlights the arguments presented to faculty and administration and the support of various groups (faculty women's caucus, faculty…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, College Governing Councils, College Second Language Programs
"Bypassing the Traditional Leadership: Who's Minding the Store?" Response to Dorothy James.
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Berman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Chaput, Patricia R.; DeJean, Joan; Harper, Jane; Henning, Sylvie Debevec; Hunter, Paul; Kaplan, Edward K.; Kirkpatrick, Susan; Lindenberger, Herbert; Ozzello, Yvonne; Marks, Elaine; Patrikis, Peter C.; Peck, Jeffrey; Schor, Naomi; Trommler, Frank; Valis, Noel; Wood, Richard J.; Ziolkowski, Theodore – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Nineteen responses to an article on the leadership crisis in the field of foreign languages and literatures are presented. Most agree with the article, expanding on its scope or extending its argument; some offer new directions to resolve the problem. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Educating the Dean: Who Are We and What Do We Do?
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Anderson, Reed – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Discusses what the college language department needs to communicate to the dean about what it does, including the substance of language, literature, and culture and the disparate teaching demands they create. Focus is on how realistic current staffing patterns are and how they may have to change for language departments to be allocated adequate…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Second Language Programs, Deans, Departments
The Chair as Mediator: Balancing the New and the Old While the Winds Roar.
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Garcia, Elvira – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Foreign language department chairs are faced with leadership challenges that require them to mediate between new forces and old practices and between youthful enthusiasm and proven experience. While some changes demanded by current circumstances must be opposed, leaders must choose their battles carefully. Several real examples are explored. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Second Language Programs, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
Foreign Language Departments as Leaders.
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Ryding, Karen C. – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Discusses how foreign language departments can lead in the development of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary curricula because of their vast experience with multidisciplinary work. Particular focus is on the less commonly taught languages, which offer rich and neglected academic resources that can help demystify foreign cultures and diversify…
Descriptors: Arabic, Business Administration Education, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Design
Meeting Today's Challenges: Two New Majors for the Language Student.
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Lamartina-Lens, Iride; Williams, Adelia – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Pace University (New York) has responded to uneven language enrollments by developing two new majors: (1) modern languages and cultures, in which students must demonstrate proficiency in any two modern languages offered, and (2) language, culture, and world trade, an interdisciplinary applied…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Education, Departments, Higher Education
Restructuring Language Departments: Going Down the (Little) Rocky Road.
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McAlpine, Dave – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Describes the process of restructuring departments at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, and its effects on the foreign language department, international center, and intensive English language program. Discusses problems associated with both the lengthy process and the resulting structure, the home for eleven separate units with distinct…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Departments
Teaching with Technology: What Is at Stake?
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Furstenberg, Gilberte – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Suggests that in college second language teaching, teachers and administrators view the classroom as a place where computers are resources for teachers and students alike, and teachers and learners work side by side taking advantage of electronic teaching materials. This requires that teachers design appropriate tasks and that department heads…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Department Heads
Governing Language Departments: Is Form Function?
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Byrnes, Heidi – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Discussion of governance in college foreign language departments focuses on the conflicting views of faculty about: the nature of language; intellectual justification, position, and role of foreign language studies in American higher education; goals, purposes, and approaches for language learning in an instructional setting; and governance…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Departments
Teaching Spanish as a Heritage Language: A Case for Language Awareness.
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Gutierrez, John R. – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Current and aspiring teachers of college Spanish need an awareness of how and why the language and dialects are used in real-life contexts, and to understand the value of the variations as well as that of standard usage. Training of teaching assistants and language teachers should include basic notions of sociolinguistics, including the functions…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Dialects, Heritage Education
Reshaping Foreign Language Programs: Implications for Department Chairs.
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Gay-Crosier, Raymond – ADFL Bulletin, 1987
A chair of a university's department of Romance languages and literature addresses the status of two high priorities in the teaching of foreign languages: the integration of linguistics in the "new" curriculum; the continuing development of language teaching approaches in the classroom; and the commitment of foreign language programs in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Second Language Programs, Department Heads, Educational Needs
Victim Narratives or Victimizing Narratives? Discussions of the Reinvention of Language Departments and Language Programs.
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Bernhardt, Elizabeth B. – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Considers whether college foreign language programs are truly victims of outside forces or have neglected taking responsibility for their fate. Explores the internal status of the language and literature curricula, public perceptions of them, how institutions have tried to "solve" language department problems by restructuring them, and how…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Design, Departments
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