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A '''Language Program Director''' (LPD) is a 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 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</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</ref>, and are
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