Language Evaluation and Legal Expert Witness

English-as-a-Second language fluency/proficiency is much more than "knowledge of English". It includes speaking, listening, reading and writing, appropriateness of language, understanding of culture, proxemics (space), and kinesics (movements). To determine the quantity and quality of one's English proficiency, a qualified language evaluator's services are needed.

Jenks Consulting delivers a full range of evaluative services utilizing validated assessment instruments and techniques. In addition to advising public and private schools regarding the evaluating of English language skills of non-English speaking students, Mr. A. Jenks and Dr. F. Jenks offer these services to law firms representing non-proficient speakers of English when 'communication' in English may be a factor in the clients' cases.

Employers frequently require that a comprehensive evaluation of a potential or current employee's English proficiency be undertaken. When English fluency is a key factor in performing one's job responsibilities, it's necessary to know how linguistically and communicatively competent the employee is.

Evaluators' Qualifications

----Andrew Jenks

M.S., Ed.S., Counseling and School Psychology, Florida State University, 2003.

B.A., Child Psychology and Anthropology, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1997.

Bilingual (Spanish-English) psychological testing: intelligence, learning disabilities, aptitude, language dominance.

Pre-school instructor, Creative Pre-School, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida. 1991-93.

Psychological Counselor, Boulder County Mental Health Center, Boulder, Colorado. 1996-97

English Teacher, Centro Colombo Americano, Medellin, Colombia, 1997-99.

Counselor, Florida Children's Forum, Tallahassee, Florida, 1999-00.

Student Affairs Coordinator, Center for Intensive English Studies, Florida State University.2000-02.

Bilingual intern pyschological examiner: Leon, Jefferson, Gadsden, Franklin, Wakulla County, Fl. 2001-02.

School Psychology Internship, Brevard County Public Schools, Melbourne, Fl., 2002-03.

Bilingual School Psychologist, Brevard County Public Schools, Melbourne, Fl. 2003 - 2004

Bilingual School Psychologist, Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, FL. 2004- present

----Frederick Jenks

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Ph.D., Foreign and Second Language Education, Wayne State University, Michigan

M.A., Spanish and Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio

B.A., Modern Languages, Grove City College, Pennsylvania

Professor emeritus, Multilingual/Multicultural Education(TESOL/TEFL), Florida State University.

Director emeritus, Center for Intensive English Studies, Florida State University

Teaches graduate course, "Foreign and Second Language Evaluation".

Major professor for ten Ph.D. dissertations on Second Language Testing/Evaluation.

Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Test of Spoken English certified trainer of raters. Member, ETS-TOEFL program's Test of Spoken English Committee 1991-94. Member, ETS-TOEFL Policy Council (1987, 2000-04), Member, ETS-TOEFL Research Committee (1987-1990), Member, ETS-TOEFL Language and Instruction Committee (1996-99).

Language Evaluator. Law firm representing Bosnian immigrant, felony/misdemeanor, deportation. Jacksonville, Florida.

State of Florida University Systems, Board of Regents. Set standards for English oral proficiency for non-native English speaking faculty and teaching assistants in all public universities.

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