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Jim ValentineSenior LecturerDirector, American Language Institute Contact Information E-mail: jvalenti@email.usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-0098 Office: JEF 210 |
Biographical Sketch |
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| Jim Valentine, director of the American Language Institute, received his doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles specializing in Psychological Studies in Education with a cognate in TESL/Applied Linguistics. He also holds a B.A. in French and Spanish from Dartmouth College. For seven years prior to his arrival at the University of Southern California, he served as language coordinator for the international business programs at the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management. His principal applied research interests are human motivation, the instructional design of language programs, organizational psychology, and educational anthropology. | |
Education |
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 Ph.D. Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 3/2003
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M.A. Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 6/1989
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B.A. French and Spanish, Dartmouth College, 6/1986
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Director and Senior Lecturer, American Language Institute, 2003-
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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"ESL in Higher Education: Graduation Credit or "Institutional" Credit at a Private Research University", TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), Roundtable/Panel, New Orleans, LA, Invited, 2010-2011
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"Undergraduate mentors providing TLC (Teaching, Language, Culture) to ITAs", CATESOL (California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages , Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed San Diego, CA, 2006-2007
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"Going beyond culture and conversation: Undergraduates mentoring of ITAs", CATESOL (California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages , Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed San Francisco, CA, 2005-2006
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"Seven Principles of Highly Effective TESOL Leaders", TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed San Antonio, TX, 2004-2005
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Publications |
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Book Chapter |
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Valentine Jr., J. F., Martos, L. R.
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How relevant is relevance? in The content-based classroom: Perspectives on integrating language and content. pp. 233-247. New York: Longman.
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Service to the Profession |
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Professional Memberships |
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American Council of Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2008-
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Association of International Educators (NAFSA), 2004-
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California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL), 2004-
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Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), 2003-
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