English language teaching in theological contextsKitty Barnhouse Purgason, editor.
- Pasadena, CA : William Carey Library, (c)2010.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Serving seminary students with a university intensive English program / Starting at zero : a two-year English preparation program for Polish seminary students / Individualized support for ESL students during theological studies / One body, one spirit : the integrity of institutional goals and instructional decisions / Enculturation to American academic expectations : the role of peer writing tutor programs / Moving from English literature to general English to English for theology / EFL for theological purposes in a small, changing program / An English program in a post-Communist context / Preparing students to read theology in English : adapting a standard curriculum to an intensive modular format / English for academic and communicative purposes in an international seminary / A diverse EFL program for both seminary and community students / Cross-cultural missionary training and language learning : an English training program for Korean Christians / Theme-based ESL course design : theological and missiological English / Content-based ESL materials : combining theology and English / Integrating skills in a communicative EFL textbook for Christians / Developing reading materials for beginners / Extensive reading materials for pre-seminary ESL students / Content-based academic listening : Biola University's Theological English through video series / Developing theological reading materials with an audio option / Cross-cultural apologetics and content-based English / Exploring theological English : the development of a textbook / Dictionary of theological terms in simplified English and student workbook : a resource for English-language learners / A test of theological vocabulary / Karen Schwenke -- Carole Poleski -- Amy Spencer -- Leslie Altena -- Jennifer Mawhorter -- Iris Devadason -- Urška Sešek -- Geraldine Ryan -- Lois Thorpe -- Nancy Alvarez -- Jan Dormer -- Susan Truitt -- Jeannie Chan Yee -- Ethel Azariah -- Jan Dormer -- Geraldine Ryan -- Nancy Schoenfeld -- Peggy Burke -- Lois Thorpe -- Peggy Burke -- Cheri Pierson -- Cheri Pierson -- Michael Lessard-Clouston.
International students in North American seminaries struggling with academic work in English; seminary students around the world finding resource materials that are still only available in English; regional seminaries in Asia, Africa, and Europe educating people from many language backgrounds by offering instruction in English. These and other factors are the primary reasons for this volume. Trends in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) have led to specialized English and pedagogy for areas such as business, engineering, hospitality, and so on. The time has come to acknowledge English for Bible and theology, along with specialized program design, materials, and instruction. English language Teaching in theological contexts explores various models for assisting seminary and Bible college students in learning English while also engaging in their theological coursework. It features chapters by specialists from countries including the U.S., Brazil, Ukraine, India, the Philippines, and Korea. Part one of the book presents language teaching challenges and solutions in various places; part two focuses on specific resources to inspire readers to develop their own materials.--Publisher.
9780878085736
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers. Theology--Study and teaching.