A Guide to Useful Evaluation of Language Programs

"Davis and McKay have created a user-friendly book that is well organized, clearly written, and full of examples — a book that provides a step-by-step guide for people who want to do useful language program evaluation that will truly be used to improve their program because the entire process focuses on stakeholder ownership." — JD Brown, Professor, University of Hawaii

"This is a timely and valuable contribution to the task of understanding and improving language programmes. The clear linkage between stakeholder involvement and decision-making within programme is a significant strand of the book, and the key to fostering better practice in the field. The focus on evaluation usefulness and use is detailed and sustained in ways that will guide the work of academics, teachers and managers of language programmes. The guidelines for evaluators on data collection methods, such as focus groups, interviews and questionnaires are clear and accessible.

Throughout this guide, the practical, step-by-step guidelines resonate with lessons learnt from the experience of evaluating language programmes." — Richard Kiely, Director, Postgraduate Taught Programmes,, University of Southampton, UK.