JAMES F. VALENTINE, JR.
950 West Jefferson Blvd, Ste 206
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1292
(213)-740-0098
e-mail: jvalenti@usc.edu
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. in Education (Psychological Studies in Education)
with cognate in Applied Linguistics/TESL
2003
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
M.A., in Educational Psychology. Advisor: Aimee Dorr
1989
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
B.A., summa cum laude, in French and Spanish
1986
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director, American Language Institute
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
2003-present
Chair the department 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 parttime 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
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
Anderson Graduate School of Management,
University of California, Los Angeles
Updated 5/12/14
1994-2001
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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 intermediateadvanced 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,
University of California, Los Angeles
1991-1994
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,
University of California, Los Angeles
1989-1990
Responsible for orientation of international students on matters of ESL
development, housing, academic coursework, and university culture.
Research Assistant, Behavioral Sciences Division,
The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
1986-1987
Conducted survey research on U.S. drug use and criminal justice system.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer, American Language Institute
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
2004-present
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)
Department of Linguistics
California State University, Long Beach, CA
Taught undergraduate linguistics and anthropology course focused on
comparative educational systems and ethnographic research methodologies.
Spring 2003
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Trainer, Workplace English Program
American Language Center
University of California, Los Angeles
Summer-Fall 2002
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)
Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Spring, 2002
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)
M.A. Program in TESL/Applied Linguistics,
University of California, Los Angeles
Spring, 1996
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,
University of California, Los Angeles
Summer, 1991
Taught adjunct ESL section of an undergraduate psychology course in an
innovative content-based language program for international students.
ESL Instructor, English Language Center, 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.
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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.
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"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 ego-focused 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 content-based 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
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
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 intensive language program at la Universidad
de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Summer 1994
Personal travel/study in Colombia (Bogotá, Boyacá, Cartagena, Girardot)
with partner and his Colombian family
1992-1995
Participation in the Dartmouth College upper-division
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.
Fall 1985
Europe
Participation in the Dartmouth College upper-division
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.
Winter 1984
Asia/ Japan
Participation in Japanese summer intensive language program
at the Japanese Language School at Middlebury College,
Middlebury Summer Language Programs, Middlebury, Vermont
Participant-observation and evaluation of UCLA's Japanese for
business purposes programs at International Christian University,
Tokyo, Japan and participation in the UCLA Sakai City Study Tour
(near Osaka, Japan)
Summer 1995
1992-1993
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HONORS
Pray Modern Language Prize (French & Spanish)
Dartmouth College
1986
Phi Beta Kappa
Dartmouth College
1985
Daniel Webster Scholar
Dartmouth College
1982
National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Dartmouth College
1982
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Dissertation Research Grant
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
University of California, Los Angeles
1998-2000
New Researcher Travel Grant
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Special Interest Group on Motivation in Education
1995
National Resource (Title VI) Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Fellowship
Japanese Language School, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
1995
International Studies and Overseas Program (ISOP) Graduate Fieldwork Fellowship
University of California, Los Angeles
1993
California State and University Fellowships
University of California, Los Angeles
1989-1992
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certificated participation in Testing and Assessment for Language Teachers
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
Fall 2011
Certificate in Leadership Development in TESOL
(Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Boston Conference)
2010-2011
Certification as Dialogfirst Coach (Workplace Communication)
Imago Relationships International
Spring 2010
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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”).
2012-2013
Created 1 unit versions of ALI “core” courses so that master’s students with
remaining ALI course requirements could complete those requirements while
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
sequencing so 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%)
2012-2013
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Recruited 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
pronunciation to 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.
2012-2013
Facilitated 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 as faculty interviewer/ panelist for Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
applicants.
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.
2010-2013
Organized and facilitated correlational 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