Abstract
Accreditation plays a vital role in promoting self-assessment and excellence in English language teaching and administration. It ensures high quality teaching, and provides proper tools and various types of educational support for productive learning to take place. In this connection, the present research is a case study to assess the academic and administrative practices based on the accreditation and reaccreditation experiences of the English Language Institute (ELI), female section, at King Abdul-Aziz University in Saudi Arabia. It aims to document both initial accreditation and reaccreditation and the changes that are fostered. It also aims to report accreditation challenges along with its impact on administrative and academic levels. Semi-structured interview was used to collect data for the study. The study participants were ELI faculty and administrators who were involved in the accreditation process. The findings revealed a positive impact of accreditation on the ELI administrative and academic practices in terms of organizational structure, work atmosphere, and cultural influence.
Highlights
Accreditation is the recognition that an educational institution maintains suitable standards
The present research is a case study to assess the academic and administrative practices based on the accreditation and reaccreditation experiences of the English Language Institute (ELI), female section, at King Abdul-Aziz University in Saudi Arabia
In addition to the institutional accreditation of King Abdulaziz University (KAU) by the Saudi National Commission of Academic Accreditation & Assessment (NCAAA), the English Language Institute (ELI, established in 1975 at KAU) was internationally accredited by the Commission on English Language Accreditation (CEA) for the quality of its intensive English language program offered to regular preparatory year students (ELI PYELP, started in 2008)
Summary
Accreditation is the recognition that an educational institution maintains suitable standards It ensures high quality of teaching, and provides the students with qualified instructors and proper tools and services for productive learning. It can be granted in different ways based on the nature of the institution and the program in request. CEA is a US-based institution recognized by the US Secretary of Education as the only specialized accrediting agency for English language programs and institutions in USA. Its mission is to promote excellence in the field of English language teaching and administration This mission is achieved by advancing widely-held standards to foster continuous program development through a rigorous process of regular self-assessment and peer evaluation, (CEA website)
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