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1Academic Journal
المؤلفون: N. V. Maksymenko, A. A. Hrechko
المصدر: Людина і довкілля: Проблеми неоекології, Iss 41, Pp 143-147 (2024)
مصطلحات موضوعية: formal education, non-formal education, nature conservation, monitoring, post-war restoration, chornobyl tragedy, prospects for the development of nature conservation, certificate programs, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
وصف الملف: electronic resource
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2Academic Journal
المؤلفون: Yung Chun, Jason Jabbari, Wenrui Huang, Carol Graham
المصدر: International Journal of STEM Education, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2024)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Certificate programs, Apprenticeships, Sectoral training programs, STEM, Life satisfaction, Optimism, Education, Education (General), L7-991, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Theory and practice of education, LB5-3640
وصف الملف: electronic resource
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2196-7822
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3Academic Journal
المؤلفون: Lemoine, Jennifer B, Hazelwood, Anita
المصدر: Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
مصطلحات موضوعية: Certificate programs, trends, enrollment, certificates, innovation, Education, Educational Leadership, Health and Medical Administration, Higher Education, Higher Education Administration, Medicine and Health Sciences, Nursing, Online and Distance Education
وصف الملف: application/pdf
Relation: https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2023/trends/8; https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1569&context=accp
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4Academic Journal
المؤلفون: Mohammed Islam, Rose Bagheri, Lydia Lung, Sung Yuen Park, Rahmat Talukder
المصدر: Health Professions Education, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 105-114 (2020)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Teaching certificate programs, Pharmacy, Residents, Fellows, Education (General), L7-991
وصف الملف: electronic resource
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5eBook
المؤلفون: Moore, Robin, author
المصدر: Voices of the Field : Pathways in Public Ethnomusicology, 2021, ill.
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6Academic Journal
المؤلفون: Çelik, Mehmet Emre
المساهمون: OMÜ, Eğitim Fakültesi, Türkçe ve Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Bölümü, 0000- 0002-2961-0035, Çelik, Mehmet Emre
مصطلحات موضوعية: yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi, sertifika programları, öğretici yetiştirme, teaching turkish to foreigners, certificate programs, training teacher
وصف الملف: application/pdf
Relation: Karadeniz Araştırmaları; Makale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı; Çelik, M. E. (2021). Düzenleyen görüşlerinden hareketle yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi sertifika programlarının incelenmesi. Karadeniz Araştırmaları. 18(70). 469-485 Doi:10.12787/KARAM1708; 2536-5126 / 2536-5126; http://dx.doi.org/10.12787/KARAM1708; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12712/33144; 18; 70; 469; 485
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7Academic Journal
المؤلفون: Barbara Spector, Cyndy Leard
المصدر: Journal of Global Education and Research, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2020)
مصطلحات موضوعية: engaged scholarship, high impact practices, informal science education, graduate certificate programs, professional development, increasing enrollment, Theory and practice of education, LB5-3640
وصف الملف: electronic resource
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8Academic Journal
المؤلفون: Oakland University. Senate
مصطلحات موضوعية: Combined degree, Education programs, Partner hire policy, Senate constitution, Senate Disability Committee, Interdisciplinary Healthcare Systems MS, Integrated Sciences BA, Academic Digital Badges policy, Undergraduate certificate programs, Certificate programs, Concentrations, Majors, Early Childhood Education BS
Relation: http://hdl.handle.net/10323/12149
الاتاحة: http://hdl.handle.net/10323/12149
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9Academic Journal
المؤلفون: Wolf Alexander Karsten, Thiele Heike, Haar Markus, Kortekamp Stefanie, Braun von Reinersdorff Andrea
المصدر: International Journal of Health Professions, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 57-70 (2016)
مصطلحات موضوعية: academic certificate programs, competences acquired outside universities, evaluation, crediting, permeability, intermeshing, akademische zertifikatsprogramme, außerhochschulische kompetenzen, bewertung, anrechnung, durchlässigkeit, vernetzung, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
وصف الملف: electronic resource
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2296-990X
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10
المؤلفون: Z. Canan Candaş, Serdar Başutku
المصدر: Issue: Ö10 158-170
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisiمصطلحات موضوعية: Turkish teaching as a foreign language,certificate programs,teacher qualifications, ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION, öğretici yeterlikleri, sertifika programları certification programs, Linguistics, General Medicine, Dil Bilim, Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi, Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi,sertifika programları,öğretici yeterlikleri
وصف الملف: application/pdf
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11BookResponse to the Challenge of Training International EAP Professionals: An Online Certificate Program
المؤلفون: Masi, Dale A., Carlson, Kent, B.A.
مصطلحات موضوعية: EAP professionals, international, online certificate programs, Training, Employee assistance programs, Certification
Relation: Masi, D. A. & Carlson, K. (2015). Response to the challenge of training international EAP professionals: an online certificate program. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 30(1-2), 191-208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2015.1000169; http://hdl.handle.net/10713/4633
الاتاحة: http://hdl.handle.net/10713/4633
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12
المؤلفون: Lydia Lung, Mohammed Amirul Islam, Rahmat Talukder, Sung Yuen Park, Rose Bagheri
المصدر: Health Professions Education, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 105-114 (2020)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Research design, Teaching certificate programs, 020205 medical informatics, education, Pharmacy, 02 engineering and technology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Completion rate, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION, 030212 general & internal medicine, Competence (human resources), Medical education, lcsh:R5-920, Descriptive statistics, ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION, business.industry, Residents, Fellows, Certificate, Content analysis, Pharmacy practice, Psychology, business, lcsh:Medicine (General)
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المؤلفون: ŞENOL EBREN, Zülal
المصدر: Issue: 27 241-258
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisiمصطلحات موضوعية: Teaching Turkish to Foreigners,Teacher’ Concern,Certificate Programs,Case Study, Linguistics, Yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi,öğretici kaygısı,sertifika programları,durum çalışması, Dil Bilim
وصف الملف: application/pdf
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14Academic Journal
المؤلفون: Roberts, Patty
المصدر: EdUp Legal Podcasts
مصطلحات موضوعية: EdUp Legal, podcast, Dean Patty Roberts, St. Mary's University School of Law, legal education, legal scholarship, law professor, Marc L. Miller, University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law, global programs, GRE, admission metric, JD-Next, ETS, pre-matriculation preparation program, B.A. in Law, diversifying the profession, certificate programs, legal advocates, Access to Justice, Law
وصف الملف: audio/x-m4a
Relation: https://commons.stmarytx.edu/edup/49; https://commons.stmarytx.edu/context/edup/article/1048/type/native/viewcontent/EdUp_Legal_Ep49.m4a_AWSAccessKeyId_AKIAYVUS7KB2I6J5NAUO_Signature_uBvWn5P6KFyriqoK7Jo8mPiesGI_3D_Expires_1700651119
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15Academic Journal
المؤلفون: University of Maine Center on Aging
المصدر: General University of Maine Publications
مصطلحات موضوعية: Online courses, Certificate programs, Center on Aging, Gerontology, Higher Education, History
وصف الملف: application/pdf
Relation: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/2275; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/univ_publications/article/3275/viewcontent/General_Publications_Center_on_Aging_2022_01_14.pdf
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16Academic Journal
المؤلفون: ŞENOL EBREN, Zülal
المصدر: Issue: 27 241-258 ; 2148-7782 ; 2148-9599 ; RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi
مصطلحات موضوعية: Teaching Turkish to Foreigners,Teacher’ Concern,Certificate Programs,Case Study, Yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi,öğretici kaygısı,sertifika programları,durum çalışması
وصف الملف: application/pdf
Relation: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2382782; https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/rumelide/issue/69505/1105571
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17Book
المؤلفون: Kapustin, Jane, Pool, Crystal
مصطلحات موضوعية: certificate programs, University of Maryland, Baltimore. School of Nursing, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Education, Nursing, Graduate, Nurse Practitioners, Accreditation
Relation: http://hdl.handle.net/10713/5895; No
الاتاحة: http://hdl.handle.net/10713/5895
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18Academic Journal
المؤلفون: Sánchez-López, Lourdes
مصطلحات موضوعية: Spanish language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Alabama -- Birmingham, Sublanguage -- Study and teaching -- Alabama -- Birmingham, University of Alabama at Birmingham -- Curricula, Business Spanish certificate programs languages for specific purposes (LSP) medical Spanish Spanish for occupational purposes Spanish for specific purposes (SSP) translation and interpretation University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
وصف الملف: application/pdf
Relation: Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes; This article is part of the anthology of Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes; UAB Faculty Works; SPANISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CERTIFICATE (SSPC) PROGRAM Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes (2013) 62 The Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate (SSPC) Program: Meeting the Professional Needs of Students and Community Lourdes Sánchez-López University of Alabama at Birmingham Abstract: This article describes the Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate (SSPC) program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), the first undergraduate certificate at the University, which was established in 2007. The SSPC caters to the professional needs of both traditional, degree-seeking students and non-traditional local professionals. The SSPC coexists with the long-established major and minor programs in Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. The goal of the SSPC is to fulfill the needs of its dynamic, millennial students and of the increasingly diversified community. Keywords: Business Spanish, certificate programs, languages for specific purposes (LSP), medical Spanish, Spanish for occupational purposes, Spanish for specific purposes (SSP), translation and interpretation, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Introduction Society is changing rapidly and drastically. In a world that is no longer round but flat (Friedman, 2005), students prepare for a globalized job market that is open to anyone in the world. This means that the jobs that once were available to only a few, now are available to millions. And, often times, the decisive factor for an employer is the multilinguistic and multicultural qualifications of applicants. Recent studies and their data suggest a pressing need to revise foreign language curricula in the United States to better meet the needs of students and society (“Foreign Languages and Higher Education,” 2007; “Report to the Teagle Foundation,” 2009). Many university programs in the US are responding to these needs by adapting existing language programs or developing new ones (Doyle, 2010; Jorge, 2010; Sánchez-López, 2010). Two decades ago Grosse and Voght (1990) reported the results of the first extensive survey conducted in 1988 in the US regarding the status of languages for specific purposes (LSP) nationally. Linking their study to a report from the President’s Commission on Foreign Languages and International Studies (1980), Grosse and Voght reported that LSP courses had gained a place in the higher education curriculum since the 1980s in the US. Their study suggested a decline of foreign language skills in the US and a need of language courses specific for the professions, and their survey results indicated that over 60% of language departments offered some type of LSP courses. However, these data also suggested that LSP still had a minor role in the foreign language curriculum overall. In a recent survey study by Long and Uscinski (2012) and following the model of Grosse and Voght, the authors report that the current “presence of LSP courses in colleges and universities across the United States has remained about the same over the past 30 years.” (p. 175). There is no significant difference in the number of institutions that offer LSP courses. However, Long and Uscinkscy’s timely study sheds new light on the type of LSP programs (e.g., majors, minors, certificates or graduate programs) that are offered SPANISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CERTIFICATE (SSPC) PROGRAM Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes (2013) 63 nationally. The results of their study suggest that 27% of the respondents offer some type of LSP program, most of them at 4-year universities. The authors conclude that LSP has steadily and quietly settled in as another curricular option, beside literature, cultural studies, and linguistics, in institutions where students demand it, thus providing the students who are motivated to enter these fields with valuable applied skills in both language and cultural understanding. We predict a continued steady presence of LSP in university curricula for years to come. (Long & Uscinski, p. 188) Two decades ago Grosse and Voght (1990) optimistically predicted growth of LSP in the US that, according to Long and Uscinkscy (2012), has not materialized yet. However, according to both of these studies, the status of LSP in the US is strong and has become slowly more visible with time, with dozens of new LSP programs that cater to new societal needs (for a list of some of these programs see Sánchez-López, 2010). One of these new programs is the Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate (SSPC) program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), which was established in 2007 and was the first undergraduate certificate at the University. The SSPC caters to the professional needs of both traditional, degree-seeking students and non-traditional local professionals. The SSPC coexists with the long-established major and minor programs in Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (DFLL), and it attempts to fulfill the needs of its dynamic, millennial students and of the increasingly complex community. Background The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a medium-sized (about 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students) public university in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham is a metropolitan city with a rapidly growing Hispanic population over the last three decades. Just recently, the state’s Hispanic population grew from 1.7% in 2000 to almost 4% in 2010, a nearly 145% increase (US Census Bureau, 2010). Because of this, hospitals, clinics, police and fire departments, government offices and local businesses have seen the increasing need to be able to communicate with Hispanic patients, customers and clients in Spanish. However, this rapid and steady growth has recently and abruptly come to a halt due to a newly passed state immigration law. In June 2011, the state of Alabama Government passed the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, commonly known as H.B. 56 (State of Alabama, 2011). This is one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, which has led to a general state of fear among undocumented individuals. It has already impacted demographics of the state with a significant decrease on the growth of Hispanics in the state, including children (Center for American Progress, 2011; Novak, 2012; Southern Poverty Law Center, 2011). UAB was established in 1945 originally as the Medical Center of Alabama. The academic side of campus was later established in 1969, branching off from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. For decades both the medical and the academic sides functioned as two almost independent units, with very little interaction between them. Today, although most faculty, students and staff still refer to the west or the east side of campus SPANISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CERTIFICATE (SSPC) PROGRAM Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes (2013) 64 (or the medical and the academic side of campus), institutional efforts attempt to portray both sides of the University as one unit, with a synergetic relationship, interdependent, with everyone on board moving in the same direction. Health-care and diversity are two of the best-known and most marketed landmarks of the University. The UAB vision is: “A world-renowned research university and medical center—a first choice for education and healthcare” (UAB Vision, 2012). In addition, The Princeton Review has ranked UAB as the 5th most diverse campus nationally in 2011 (The Princeton Review, 2013). Many undergraduate students choose UAB because they would like to pursue a career in a health-related field. Pre-medicine is a popular track among UAB undergraduate students with an annual average of 44% of entering students who declare a pre-medicine track (UAB Office of Planning and Analysis, 2012). The UAB Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (DFLL) was established in the late 1960s as most languages departments were at the time, with a focus on language, literature and culture. UAB had a language requirement for the core curriculum up to the late 1990s, when it was eliminated. Since then, there is no language requirement at UAB. In the early 2000s, the DFLL combined their two majors in Spanish and French into a major in Foreign Languages (with Spanish and French tracks), largely due to a state requirement for viability. In addition, the DFLL also offers minors in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. A large percentage of students in the major are double majors in Spanish or French and another disciple (biology, chemistry, criminal justice, international studies, pre-medicine, pre-nursing coupled with Spanish are some of the most common double majors). With an eye toward the long-term needs of the department in 2001 the UAB, DFLL hired me as the first applied linguist for a dual purpose. I was charged with developing linguistics courses at all levels and with developing and teaching certain Spanish for Specific Purposes (SSP) courses, such as medical, business, professional Spanish and translation and interpretation. All of these courses (linguistics and SSP) were never intended to replace the existing literature and culture courses, but rather, to expand the repertoire of offerings to cater to a larger pool of students and professional interests. The SSP courses were well received and offered on demand with regularity. After a few years, additional instructors were asked to teach these courses as well, becoming specialists in the different areas, such as business, health and translation and interpretation. However, the vast majority of students enrolled in the SSP courses were regular UAB students (either majors or minors, or students who took one or two of these courses as electives). The Department received frequent inquiries from individuals in the community and local businesses wishing to learn occupational Spanish, but, unfortunately, the University admission system did not make it easy for them to enroll as non-degree seeking students. Faculty also received almost daily requests from the medical side of campus, from other hospitals and clinics, from government agencies, from court services, and from different local businesses asking for translation and interpretation assistance. Faculty and/or students would help depending on the situation. As these challenges increased over the years, the DFLL decided to explore other options to better meet the needs of the community and the local professionals; and at the same time to reward the regular students who were successfully completing many or all of the SSP courses, but were not receiving any particular degree or recognition in SSP. At such point, offering a certificate program SPANISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CERTIFICATE (SSPC) PROGRAM Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes (2013) 65 in SSP was an interesting and promising idea, which materialized in the fall semester 2007. A Journey to the Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate: Program Design: Approval and Description Due to the success and high demand of the SSP courses offered in the UAB DFLL and to the increasing requests for assistance with translation and interpretation to cater to the Hispanic community, in 2005 I was asked by my chairperson, Sheri Spaine Long, who sought to respond to societal trends, to investigate models of certificate programs worldwide and to explore if a certificate program in SSP would meet the specific needs of the DFLL, the UAB undergraduate population and those of the community. Over the course of several months, I investigated models of certificate programs and other types of languages for specific purposes programs nationally and internationally. Based on a careful assessment of the information gathered, the chairperson and I decided that a certificate program was an optimal option for UAB and for the Birmingham community. Then, the second and most detailed stage of the process started: the design of the program and the development of a program proposal. I was asked to design a program that utilized the resources of the DFLL and the courses that were already offered, at least at the outset. I met with a variety of institutional constituents (Office of Admissions, Office of Undergraduate Affairs, and Office of Undergraduate Policies and Procedures) at different stages during the design of the program proposal. These constituents gave me valuable advice on how to craft the program and what the prerequisites should be. Over the course of the following year, the SSPC proposal was approved at each stage by the DFLL, the School of Arts and Humanities Curriculum and Educational Policies Committee, the University Office of Undergraduate Policies and Procedures, and, finally, by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System in May 2007. The SSPC was the first undergraduate certificate at UAB, and it was first implemented in the Fall 2007. It was lauded as a model program to meet societal needs and consolidate and expand language enrollment. The SSPC program was designed for traditional as well as non-traditional students. The main objective of this program was, and still is, not only to fulfill UAB students’ academic needs for their future, but also to create connections with local professionals. Because of the steady growth of the Hispanic population in the nation, with almost 17% percent of the population (US Census Bureau, 2012), each day more and more pro-fessionals, such as teachers, medical care professionals, business people, law enforcement officers and others, have the need to communicate with the Hispanic community. The courses are content, vocabulary and culture-based. Students learn the vocabulary, language and cultural background that they use in their professional field through extensive practice in the classroom and also out of class through service-learning opportunities. Publication and promotion of a new program is paramount for its success. An easy to navigate and informative website is critical for the SSPC (http://www.uab.edu/languages/ssp). The website houses the necessary documents that offer information to prospective students and local professionals, and a detailed description of the application process can also be found there. Once the website and all SPANISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CERTIFICATE (SSPC) PROGRAM Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes (2013) 66 documentation (e.g., program application form, student manual, checklist, and flier) were created, the program was ready for promotion and student recruitment. Promotion and recruitment efforts included regular information sessions (2–3 per semester) open to all students and the general public; briefings at academic advisors general meetings; presentations at specific business, health and international studies classes; and announcements in local newspapers, magazines and UAB’s website and newspapers. The SSPC program requires completion of a minimum of six classes (18 credits) in SSP, of which at least 12 credits must be at the advanced level. Students may choose classes within the professional track of their interest (e.g., health care, business or translation and interpretation), but they are required to take a phonetics and phonology course and a foreign language service-learning course for the completion of the SSPC requirements. The foreign language service-learning course must be taken towards the end of the program to ensure that students have the desired occupational language skills to function well working with a community partner.1 Students must receive an A or B grade in all courses and maintain a minimum of 2.8 GPA in Spanish to maintain a “good standing” status. They can retake courses for a higher grade if necessary. The final program requirement is to pass an oral interview at the level of intermediate-mid or above, according to the ACTFL speaking guidelines.2 There is a program application process that is open all year. Regular UAB students must submit an electronic application. Local professionals must first be admitted as non-degree seeking students at UAB before they can apply for the SSPC.3 The SSPC program director reviews applications and sends acceptance or rejection letters. Then, she communicates with the UAB Director of Academic Records who updates the students’ records and transcripts. SSPC candidates are asked to meet with the SSPC advisor at least once a year for an advising session, although many students choose to meet more frequently. Outcomes, Program Assessment and Outgrowth The SSPC has become a popular program in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. In its five years of existence, the program has enrolled 86 students, of which 27 have already successfully graduated from the program. The program offers three tracks: health care, business, translation and interpretation. Each track offers two courses, one at the intermediate and one at the advanced levels. Not surprisingly, due to the specific context at UAB and in the Birmingham area, the most popular and highest enrolled courses have usually been the Spanish for health professional classes, which are offered every semester (three times a year). The rest of the classes are offered once or twice a year, depending on demand and instructor availability. Because some of these courses are not offered every semester, it is very important that SSPC candidates meet regularly with the SSPC advisor to ensure that they graduate in a timely manner. One of the main and most visible successes of the SSPC are the collaborations that have been established with other units on campus, such as the Schools of Business, Dentistry, Health Professions, Nursing and Medicine. The advanced Spanish for Health Professionals course is offered cross-listed with the School of Nursing courses, creating a unique and enriching learning environment for all students, who share the same classroom. The SSPC faculty design and teach courses for students in the Schools of SPANISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CERTIFICATE (SSPC) PROGRAM Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes (2013) 67 Dentistry and Medicine with regularity. Recently, a former Spanish major from the DFLL and a current medicine student, partnered with the DFLL and the SSPC to organize a short Spanish course for medical students. The course was designed and taught by an SSPC faculty and offered during the winter break between sessions in the School of Medicine (Davidson & Long, 2012). Furthermore, weekly Spanish conversation tables are offered by SSPC faculty, which are open to any student on campus with an interest in health related professions. In addition, the Graduate Student Associations of the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have separately organized weekly Spanish conversation tables led by SSPC faculty and students. All of these efforts clearly indicate the high level of interest to learn Spanish from the part of the students in health-related professions, who are doing whatever they can to include some level of medical Spanish study in their busy academic schedules. Another success of the SSPC is the quality of student research, which is linked to the professional interest of the student within a local context. Two illustrative examples, from the inception of the program to the most recent are “Legalese and Spanish: The Hispanic Immigrant Experience with the Legal System in Birmingham, Alabama” (Hall, 2007) and “H.B. 56 and Its Impact in the State of Alabama” (Novak, 2012). In the former, SSPC and Spanish Honor’s student Brittlyn Hall conducted a survey study among law firms in Birmingham to investigate the level of legal support offered to the Hispanic population and the specific Spanish needs of these firms. In the most recent, SSPC graduate and current MBA student in the School of Business investigated the economic impact of the new State immigration law known as H.B. 56 mentioned earlier (Novak, 2012). Both studies linked the students’ professional interest to their community. The studies taught them not only valuable information about their professions and future careers, but also gave them firsthand experience about how their professions interact with their community and the synergistic relationships that are born from such interactions. An integral part of the long-term success of a new program is periodic program evaluations to assist in implementing necessary modifications. At the end of the program students are asked to complete an SSPC Exit Survey, in which they provide useful feedback about the program. This is mainly a demographic and a student satisfaction survey (see survey in the Appendix) used to get to know our students, their needs and their expectations better and to make adjustments as necessary. One important modification that has already been implemented in light of the students’ feedback is an additional course on translation and interpretation at the intermediate level (the original certificate only offered advanced translation and interpretation). This new course was necessary as a stepping-stone to the advanced course, which was regarded as too challenging by many students. Another important addition to the program occurred in 2010. The SSPC and the Department of Art and Art History partnered to have a student competition to design a logo for the SSPC. As a class requirement, all students in an advanced graphic design class were asked to design a logo. This was a unique and incredible experience for students, since not only was this their first real assignment, but they also were competing for the first time for a real client. There were 27 entries. Graphic design students met with the SSPC Director and explained their logo, motivations and meanings. After that, the SSPC Director asked all faculty in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures to vote on their first three choices. The logo with the most votes was selected as the SSPC official logo (see logo at http://www.uab.edu/languages/ssp).4 SPANISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CERTIFICATE (SSPC) PROGRAM Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes (2013) 68 In an effort to strengthen the business Spanish track of the SSPC, in 2010, the interim chairperson of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures John K. Moore and the SSPC Director met with administrators in the School of Business to discuss ways in which to collaborate. After several meetings, it was clear that there was a need and an interest for Spanish (and Chinese) in the business world. However, the business curriculum at UAB is rather inflexible due to their accreditation limitations. Because business students at UAB are unable to incorporate the SSPC program into their regular curriculum, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offered to design a new and shorter 12-credit program catered to business majors: a new minor in Spanish for Business. The new minor employs courses already existing in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures: Spanish for the Professions, Business Spanish and any other two intermediate or advance Spanish courses. The proposal was approved by the University in April 2011 and was first implemented in the fall of 2012 (for an overview of the program, visit: http://www.uab.edu/languages/images/pdfs/news/Minor_Spanish_for_Business.pdf). As this new program is in its first year, it is still premature to make an accurate evaluation. However, due to the overall success of the SSPC and to the growing globalized economies and markets, we predict a successful prospect for this new program. We look forward to report related findings in the near future. Conclusions and Future Directions As the results of surveys by Grosse and Voght (1990) and recently by Long and Uscinski (2012) have demonstrated, LSP courses and programs in the United States are no longer peripheral within the educational curriculum in higher education. They have become highly demanded by a dynamic student population that is in charge of their own learning and wish to be well prepared for an extremely competitive future in a globalized world. This article has described the recently established Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham within a local context. This program caters to traditional and non-traditional students who share educational goals and classroom experiences. Because it is a highly practical and applicable program in real life, and because it is available to all students and local professionals, the SSPC has become one of the fastest growing programs at UAB with almost 30 graduates in its short existence. Most importantly, the program has created strong and synergistic connections and collaborations with local companies (e.g., hospitals, clinics, charity organizations, banks, libraries, law firms, government offices, schools and early learning centers) through the foreign language service-learning course required for the SSPC. In addition, the SSPC has established collaborations with other units on campus, such as the Schools of Business, Dentistry, Health-Professions, Nursing and Medicine. Furthermore, SSPC students produce high quality research linking their professional interest to their communities and exploring its synergetic relationships. SSPC graduates move on to a variety of professional fields in health, business and translation and interpretation services, or to graduate programs in related fields in which their knowledge of occupational Spanish is (or will be) useful and beneficial to them, their companies and their community. SPANISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CERTIFICATE (SSPC) PROGRAM Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes (2013) 69 One significant outgrowth of the SSPC is the new minor for Business Spanish established in fall 2012 utilizing SSPC resources. This new program seals collaborative efforts between the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and the School of Business and aims to cater primarily to Business students, but is also open to any student with an interest in pursuing an international career. As mentioned earlier, an integral part of a successful program is periodic program assessment. The SSPC Exit Survey taken by graduating students gives the SSPC director and faculty regular opportunities to reflect upon the progress of the program, and thus, to make revisions where necessary. In addition to this informal form of student satisfaction evaluation, it is important to conduct some type of performance assessment to investigate the impact that the SSPC classes have on students’ Spanish performance. This performance program assessment has been projected to take place within the next academic year and we look forward to new findings. Acknowledgments I would like to sincerely thank former UAB DFLL chairperson Sheri Spaine Long for her full and constant support in the creation, development and implementation of the SSPC and for her always brilliant ideas, as well as for her input on earlier drafts of this paper; to former UAB DFLL Interim chairperson John K. Moore for his full support in the continuation of the SSPC and his critical role in the conceptualization and establishment of the new minor for Business Spanish; to SSPC faculty María Jesús Centeno, Krista Chambless, Brock Cochran, Belita Faki and Malinda O’Leary for their extraordinary work teaching the SSPC courses—the program would not be the same without these remarkable instructors; to all SSPC students who are our source of inspiration every day; and finally, I am grateful to the reviewers of earlier drafts of this paper for their accurate feedback. Notes 1For a detailed description and a sample syllabus of the Foreign Language Service-Learning course required for the SSPC, see Sánchez-López (2013; forthcoming). 2American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages proficiency guidelines can be found at http://www.actfl.org/files/public/Guidelinesspeak.pdf. 3Non-degree seeking students must have a minimum of 12 credit hours of successful college level work (grade C or above in all courses), with the following distribution (minimum): at least 6 credit hours in Area 1 (English Composition), at least 3 credit hours in Area 2 (Arts and Humanities), and at least 3 credit hours in Area 4 (Social Sciences). 4The artist of the SSPC logo is UAB’s graphic design student Alan Heiman. The faculty member of the graphic design class that participated in this project is Professor Douglas B. Barrett. References American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency Guidelines (1999). 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Retrieved from http://www.mla.org/pdf/2008_mla_whitepaper.pdf Sánchez-López, L. (2010). El español para fines específicos: La proliferación de programas creados para satisfacer las necesidades del siglo XXI. Hispania, 93(1), 85–89. Sánchez-López, L. (Forthcoming 2013). Service learning course design for Languages for Specific Purposes programs [Special Issue]. Hispania, 96(2). Southern Poverty Law Center (2011). Retrieved from http://www.splcenter.org/ State of Alabama (2011). Retrieved from http://www.ago.state.al.us/Page-Immigration The Princeton Review (2013). Retrieved from http://www.princetonreview.com/TheUniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham UAB Minor in Business Spanish. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.uab.edu/languages/images/pdfs/news/Minor_Spanish_for_Business.pdf UAB Office of Planning and Analysis. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.uab.edu/opa/ UAB Spanish for Specific Purposes program. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.uab.edu/languages/ssp United States Census Bureau. (2010). Retrieved from http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/ United Stated Census Bureau. (2012). Retrieved from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html UAB Vision. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.uab.edu/home/about University of Alabama at Birmingham (2013). Retrieved from http://www.uab.edu/ SPANISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CERTIFICATE (SSPC) PROGRAM Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes (2013) 71 APPENDIX The University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate (SSPC) Exit Survey Note: This survey is anonymous. Please, be as honest as possible when completing it. Thank you for providing us with valuable information to get to know our students and to improve our SSPC program. I. Personal Information (circle one) 1. Gender: Male Female 2. Age: 18–20 20–23 24–26 27–30 More than 31 3. Regular UAB Student Non-regular UAB student (local professional) 4. Work: Full-time job Part-time job Unemployed 5. Work place: ______________________________; Position: __________________ 5. Race: African American Caucasian Hispanic Indian Asian Other 6. Major/s: ____________________________ Minor/s: ________________ 7. Previous Higher Education Degrees: _____________________________________ 8. Your first language/s is/are:____________________________________________ SSPC related 1. How long did it take you to complete the SSPC program? ____________________ 2. In which of the three tracks did you specialize (health, business, translation & interpretation)?: ________________________________________________________ 3. Please explain why you pursued the SSPC: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Did the SSPC fulfill your expectations? Yes No Please explain why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SPANISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES CERTIFICATE (SSPC) PROGRAM Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes (2013) 72 5. Did the SSPC classes fulfill your expectations in general? Yes No Please explain why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What did you like the most about the program? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What did you like the least about the program? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Please give us your suggestions on how to improve the SSPC program: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How will the SSPC impact your current or future career? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Would you recommend the SSPC to your friends or colleagues? Yes No 11. Finally, do you give your permission to use the information that you provided above anonymously for statistical and research purposes? Yes No Note: If you have further comments, please use the back of this form. GRACIAS.; http://uab.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/faculty/id/167
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19Academic Journal
المؤلفون: Malik, A. (Aprilia)
المصدر: None
مصطلحات موضوعية: Indonesia, Pelayanan akta kelahiran, Program akta online, Perencanaan, Service of birth problem, online certificate programs, Planning
وصف الملف: application/pdf
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20Academic Journal
المصدر: American Journal of Engineering Education (AJEE); Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011); 51-62 ; 2157-9644 ; 2153-2516
مصطلحات موضوعية: Graduate Certificate Programs (GCPs), distance education, engineering education
وصف الملف: application/pdf
Relation: https://clutejournals.com/index.php/AJEE/article/view/4276/4362; https://clutejournals.com/index.php/AJEE/article/view/4276
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