ERIC Number: EJ570418
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Teachers of English as a Second Language Strive for More Recognition in Academe.
Haworth, Karla
Chronicle of Higher Education, v44 n47 pA7-A9 Jul 31 1998
Changes are occurring in college-level English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction. An accrediting body has been created for ESL programs to begin using uniform standards to evaluate varied programs. ESL teachers, many teaching part-time in more than one institution, are eager for better recognition of their profession, which has suffered in part from the political debate over bilingual education. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Bilingual Education, College Faculty, English (Second Language), Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Higher Education, Language Teachers, Part Time Faculty, Personnel Policy, Politics of Education, Professional Recognition, Program Evaluation, Salary Wage Differentials, Standards, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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