James Valentine
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JAMES F. VALENTINE, JR.
950 West Jefferson Blvd, Ste 206
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1292
(213)-740-0098
e-mail:
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles 2003
Ph.D. in Education (Psychological Studies in Education)
with cognate in Applied Linguistics/TESL
Dissertation:
Motivation, Culture, and Instructional Design in Modern Language Education:
An Ethnographic Case Study of an International M.B.A. Program
Chair: Frederick Erickson
Committee Members: Russell Campbell, Jeannie Oakes, and Merlin Wittrock
University of California, Los Angeles 1989
M.A., in Educational Psychology. Advisor: Aimee Dorr
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 1986
B.A., summa cum laude, in French and Spanish
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director, American Language Institute 2003-present
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Chair thedepartment responsible for all supplemental English language instruction for matriculated international students and international teaching assistants (ITAs). Oversee course scheduling, coordination and curriculum development as well as the administration of the university’s International Student English (ISE) and ITA oral interview exams,Manage the hiring and professional development of approximately 15 full-time and 10-15 part-time faculty members as well as four full-time staff members and approximately 70 student workers. Liaise with high-level administrators within the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences as well as schools and administrative units across the university on matters relating to English language instruction and international students.
Language Coordinator, UCLA International Management Fellows Program 1994-2001
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
AndersonGraduateSchool of Management,
University of California, Los Angeles
Language Coordinator, UCLA International Management Fellows Program (cont.)
Coordinated the hiring and training of Mandarin Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish language instructors; materials development; program evaluation, and entrance testing for the Anderson School’s intermediate-advanced International Management Fellows Program. Created and implemented introductory business language programs in Mandarin, Japanese, and Spanish for general MBA program.
Program Assistant, UCLA Language Resource Program, 1991-1994
University of California, Los Angeles
Working with Dr. Russell Campbell of UCLA’s Applied Linguistics/TESL program, organized and coordinated national conferences and local symposia related to modern language education (e.g. national conferences establishing research priorities agendas in Heritage Language Education and Business Language Education and local symposia on content-based instruction , technology in language education, and language testing)
International Advisor, UCLA Office of International Students and Scholars, 19891990
University of California, Los Angeles
Responsible for orientation of international students on matters of ESL development, housing, academic coursework, and university culture.
Research Assistant, Behavioral Sciences Division, 19861987
The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
Conducted survey research on U.S. drug use and criminal justice system.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer, American Language Institute 2004-present
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Taught advanced graduate level English for Academic purposes courses focused on the development of oral skills and the training of international teaching assistants (ITAs).
Lecturer, Education across Cultures (ANTHRO 421/ LING 425) Spring 2003
Department of Linguistics
CaliforniaStateUniversity, Long Beach, CA
Taught undergraduate linguistics and anthropology course focused on comparative educational systems and ethnographic research methodologies.
Trainer, Workplace English Program Summer-Fall 2002
AmericanLanguageCenter
University of California, Los Angeles
Taught vocational English as a second language (VESL) and Continued Process Improvement (CPI) strategies to employees of a textile factory in East Los Angeles and the parts division of TRW Automotive (Carson, CA)
Teaching Assistant, Qualitative Data Analysis and Reporting (ED222C) Spring, 2002
Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Working with the renowned educational anthropologist, Dr. Frederick Erickson, guided graduate students in education in the development of strategies for the analysis of qualitative data and the effective reporting of ethnographic research in educational settings.
Teaching Fellow, Supervised Teaching: English as a Second Language (TESL 380) Spring, 1996
M.A. Program in TESL/Applied Linguistics,
University of California, Los Angeles
Under the direction of Donna Brinton, Director of UCLA’s ESL Service Courses, observed teacher trainees in elementary, secondary, university extension and adult ESL community classrooms, conferenced with teacher trainees after observations, and assisted in classroom instruction on ESL and general language teaching methods.
ESL Instructor, Advanced English Program, Summer, 1991
University of California, Los Angeles
Taught adjunct ESL section of an undergraduate psychology course in an innovative content-based language program for international students.
ESL Instructor, EnglishLanguageCenter, Los Angeles, CA Summer, 1990
Using own authentic-language curriculum (maps, guidebooks, articles, videos/movies), oriented international students to Los Angeles while teaching them English at a private language school.
PUBLICATIONS
Valentine, J.F., Jr. & Repath-Martos, L. (1997). How relevant is relevance? In Snow, M.A. & Brinton, D.M. (Eds.), The Content-Based Classroom: Perspectives on integrating language and content (pp. 233-247). New York: Longman.
Londe, Z.C., Valentine, J.F., Jr., Filback, R. (September, 2012). Pre-Admission ITA On-Line Oral Interview. ITAIS (ITA Interest Section) Newsletter.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
“On-Line vs. Traditional ESL Placement Tests – A Reliability Comparison"With Z.. Londe, American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Portland, OR, March 2014.
“Intra-Rater Reliability of an On-Line Oral Assessment Instrument” With Z. Londe. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Dallas, TX, March 2013.
“Pre-Admission Online Video Interview – An ITA Oral Assessment Tool” With Z. Londe and R. Filback. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Philadelphia, PA, March 2012.
“ESL in Higher Education: Graduation Credit or ‘Institutional’ Credit at a Private Research University” Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), New Orleans, LA, March 2011.
“Undergraduate mentors providing TLC (Teaching, Language, Culture) to ITAs” With L. Aarsen and G. Burgess. California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL), Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April 2007.
“Going beyond culture and conversation: Undergraduate mentoring of ITAs” With L. Aarsen and G. Burgess. California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL), Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 2006.
“Seven principles of highly effective TESOL leaders.” With G. Anderson, M.A. Christison, J. Haynes, and A Tzoytzoyrakos. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), San Antonio, TX, March 2005
“Motivation, culture, and development in adult foreign language education: A case study of an international MBA program.” American Educational Research Association (AERA)Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April 1998.
“Teasing, ‘mothering,’ and MBA’s: Affect and interaction in the foreign language classroom.” With G. Kamei. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, March 1998.
"Institutional culture: Impact of and on language assessment." With G. Kamei. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, March 1997.
"Reconceptualizing motivation and culture in university foreign language education: The importance of social context." American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 1996.
"A motivational theory of instructional design for adult second language learners: A sociocultural approach." American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 1995.
"Motivation and culture in the international MBA program: An ethnographic study." Annual Conference for Languages and Communication for World Business and the Professions, Ypsilanti, MI, April 1995.
"Ethnography and testing: A case study of a test development partnership in a language for business purposes program." With G. Kamei. Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), Long Beach, CA,. March 1995.
"An ethnographic case study of motivation and culture in second language education." Annual Conference on Qualitative Research in Education (QUIG), University of Georgia, Athens, GA, January 1995.
"Effects of task and egofocused instructions on levels of processing in adolescents". With S. Lane, M. Sullivan and E. Williams. American Psychological Society (APS), San Diego, CA. June 1992.
"How relevant is relevance?: Authenticity, motivation, and relevance in contentbased instruction." With L. Repath-Martos. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. March 1992.
REVIEWS OF PUBLICATIONS
At invitation of authors, reviewed pre-publication drafts of Christison M. and Murray, D.E. (2009) Leadership in English Language Education: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Skills for Changing Times. New York: Routledge.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
RESEARCH/TEACHING INTERESTS
Motivation, Affect, and Human Development
Educational (and Organizational) Psychology
Instructional Design
Modern Language Education (Foreign Language and ESL)
Language Teaching Methods & Materials Development
Second Language Acquisition & Education
Language Testing
Qualitative and Ethnographic Research Methods
Program Evaluation
LANGUAGESKILLS
Spanish: advanced oral and written skills
French: advanced oral and written skills
Japanese: intermediate-low oral and written skills
Mandarin Chinese: introductory (organized in-house Mandarin lessons for self and ALI faculty)
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCES ABROAD
Latin/ South America
Evaluation of UCLA's Spanish for business purposes Summer 1994
summer intensive language program at la Universidad
de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Personal travel/study in Colombia (Bogotá, Boyacá, Cartagena, Girardot) 1992-1995
with partner and his Colombian family
Europe
Participation in the Dartmouth College upper-division Fall 1985
Foreign Study Program at La Universidad de Salamanca,
Salamanca, Spain. Courses included Spanish language and
literature, history, and art and architecture.
Students were housed with local families.
Participation in the Dartmouth College upper-division Winter 1984
Foreign Study Program at La Université de Toulouse,
Toulouse, France. Courses included French politics,
literature, and art and architecture. Students were
housed with local families.
Asia/ Japan
Participation in Japanese summer intensive language program Summer 1995
at the JapaneseLanguageSchool at MiddleburyCollege,
Middlebury Summer Language Programs, Middlebury, Vermont
Participant-observation and evaluation of UCLA's Japanese for 1992-1993
business purposes programs at InternationalChristianUniversity,
Tokyo, Japan and participation in the UCLA Sakai City Study Tour
(near Osaka, Japan)
HONORS
Pray Modern Language Prize (French & Spanish) 1986
DartmouthCollege
Phi Beta Kappa 1985
DartmouthCollege
Daniel Webster Scholar 1982
DartmouthCollege
National Merit Scholarship Finalist 1982
DartmouthCollege
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Dissertation Research Grant 1998-2000
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
University of California, Los Angeles
New Researcher Travel Grant 1995
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Special Interest Group on Motivation in Education
National Resource (Title VI) Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Fellowship 1995
JapaneseLanguageSchool, MiddleburyCollege, Middlebury, Vermont
International Studies and Overseas Program (ISOP) Graduate Fieldwork Fellowship 1993
University of California, Los Angeles
California State and University Fellowships 1989-1992
University of California, Los Angeles
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certificated participation in Testing and Assessment for Language Teachers Fall 2011
Webinar Series sponsored by LARC (Language Acquisition Resource Center)
and CALPER (Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research).
Specific Topic: Beyond Accountability: Using Formative Assessment to Improve Learning
Certificate in Leadership Development in TESOL 2010-2011
(Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Boston Conference)
Certification as Dialogfirst Coach (Workplace Communication) Spring 2010
Imago Relationships International
USC Professional Development Program 2004-2009
Behavioral Interviewing: Improving New Employee Selection
Correcting Performance Problems
Handling Emotions Under Pressure
Managing Conflict
Meetings Management
Conducting a Collaborative Performance Review
Team Building for Leaders
Basic Principles for a Collaborative Workplace
Discovering Emotional Intelligence
Understanding Psychological Type as a Means to Improve Workplace Relationships (MBTI)
Team Leadership
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
Curriculum Development
Establishment of ALI online courses/program for pre-arrival English language support for incoming matriculated international students and international students participating in USC’s online and distance master’s programs (“USCNow”). / 2012-2013Created 1 unit versions of ALI “core” courses so that master’s students with remaining ALI course requirements could complete those requirementswhile remaining in compliance with the university’s newly implemented English language policies in which master’s students could not be required to personally pay for more than 4 units of English language support courses. / 2012-2013
Created and facilitated faculty applied research teams (e.g. testing, writing, international teaching assistant (ITA)) aimed at curricular and faculty development. / 2009-2010
Spearheaded and oversaw revision of ALI departmental curricula and course sequencingso as to allow more individualized placement of international students needing supplemental English language support for academic and professional success. / 2008-2009
Faculty Development
Oversaw and facilitated the promotions of six ALI faculty members, three of whom “jumped” rank from Lecturer to Master Lecturer increasing the overall number of ranked faculty in the department to 9 out of 12 (75%) / 2012-2013Recruited nationally known TESOL expert Donna Brinton to the ALI to help coordinate faculty professional development. / Spring 2010
Organized faculty workshop with two outside experts on the teaching of English pronunciationto international students. / Spring 2009
Organized and co-facilitated faculty workshop on strengths based approach to work and collaboration. / Spring 2008
Outreach
Supported ALI Faculty member serving as Conference Chair for the Los Angeles Regional CATESOL Conference as well as 11 other ALI faculty members holding organizing positions or presenting at the conference. Conference was held at the University of Southern California in March 2013. / 2012-2013Facilitated organization and implementation of ITA Language Institute, a weeklong intensive language program for International Teaching Assistants (ITAs) liaising between Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET) and ITA program coordinators / 2009-2013
Served asfaculty interviewer/ panelist for Fulbright English Teaching Assistantapplicants. / 2010-2013
Served as faculty interviewer for candidates for USC President's and Trustee's Scholars. / 2008-2013
Co-organized and facilitated (with the university's Office of International Services) a pronunciation workshop open to all international students. / 2008-2012
Organizing member/panelist of CET event on Challenges of Cross-Cultural Communication between TA's and undergraduates (w/ Vice Provost of Graduate Programs Sarah Pratt). / Fall 2010
University Policy
Served as policy advisor to Vice Provost for Graduate Programs regarding English language proficiency recommendations for the university's international graduate population. / 2010-2013Organized and facilitatedcorrelational study of the university's International Student English (ISE) exam and the international English admissions test TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). / 2010-2011