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A '''Language Program Director''' (LPD) is a usually senior academic position in United States universities. In some institutions a LPD can also be referred to as a 'Language Program Coordinator' (LPC), while in others the LPD has a hierarchically higher position than an LPC, the latter coordinating just one course level. LPDs usually coordinate all levels of instruction of undergraduate [[language program]]s. Most LPDs are not on a [[tenure]]-track, due to the fact that traditionally [[linguistics|linguistic studies]] have been considered by Departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures as less important than [[literary studies]]. According to a recent MLA report, <ref>[http://www.mla.org/flreport Report from the MLA Ad Hoc Committee on Foreign Languages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> this is a trend that should be reversed. In the past LPD positions were generally filled by people - usually women - with degrees in literature and no training in [[second language acquisition]] or [[applied linguistics]]. This has resulted in a lack of innovation in US language programs. Recently, however, more and more universities are looking for new program directors with specific training in applied linguistics.<ref>[http://web2.adfl.org/adfl/bulletin/v30n1/301052.htm Surviving the Leap from Graduate Student to Language Program Director: Issues, Challenges, Rewards<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, and are offering their LPDs tenure-track positions. A useful source of information for LPDs is the American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators (AAUSC) <ref>[http://www.aausc.org AAUSC<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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