Language Learning in Ministry
Dr. Jan Dormer experienced language learning as an MK growing up in Brazil and as an adult serving in Indonesia. She adds to her own experiences a thirty-year career in TESOL and SAL, teaching language learners of all ages in many different contexts. She received an EdD in Language Education from the University of Toronto. Jan is the author of Teaching English in Missions and the co-author of Teaching English in Missions and Teaching English for Reconciliation. She is professor of TESOL in the graduate program at Messiah University. Jan loves to hear from readers, and can be contacted at jan.dormer@gmail.com.
Chart a Path for Language Success
Are you excited to minister in another culture, but worried about how best to learn the language of the people you are going to serve? While a new culture and a new language will change you and your family in dramatic ways, let the author dispel common myths about language acquisition and share a hopeful outlook.
Language Learning in Ministry is essential for learning a new language or providing guidance for those headed into a new language context. With chapters on both formal and informal language learning to guide the selection of language schools, programs, and methodologies, this book walks you through the options, opportunities, and challenges ahead.
Special attention is given to:
- Viewing language learning through a ministry lens Language development of children and the needs of the family, including schooling options and opportunities for MKs to learn the local
- Personal application—walking the reader through decision-making processes to chart a path for success in language learning
- Rich resources such as language proficiency scales, language learning methodologies, and online resources
- A complete task-based language learning curriculum that can be adapted to any language
Don’t let language learning be a desert of waiting, but rather, a launch-pad for ministry opportunities. Utilizing the knowledge and guidance provided in this book will minimize your stress, increase the potential for your success in acquiring a new language, and fuel your ministry.
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Dr. Dormer has personally walked the road of second language acquisition (SLA). More recently, she has given herself tirelessly to understanding how learning a second language can best be done. Through extensive research and interaction with many language learners and their helpers, Dr. Dormer brings insightful counsel, lays out helpful models, and even debunks common myths about SLA. This is an excellent twenty-first century text for SLA and for all mission leaders working closely with new language learners!
— Bob Fetherlin, DMin, President, One Mission Society; Former missionary in Africa; and Vice-President for International Ministries with The Christian and Missionary Alliance
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When I met Dr. Dormer, I knew that she had the experience, training, and passion to write a work that would offer practical help for families in a variety of cross-cultural living and schooling situations. Her personal experience growing up cross-culturally and then raising her own family overseas gives her a unique and credible perspective. I highly recommend this book to all families anticipating or currently living in a country where learning the local language will make a qualitative difference in their ability to adapt to their new home.
— Nancy Elwood, MS, MK Education International Coordinator, GEM; co-founder and team leader, SHARE Education Services; co-founder, Professional Association of Cross-cultural Consultants in Education
Introduction
1. Misconceptions about Language Acquisition
2. Principles of Language Acquisition
3. Formal Language Learning
4. Informal Language Learning
5. Children’s Language and Educational Needs
6. Opportunities for Ministry amid Language Learning
7. Applying New Understanding to Chart a Path for Success
References
Appendices
Appendix A: Language Proficiency Scales
Appendix B: English for Life Curriculum
Appendix C: Second Language Acquisition Self-Assessment
Appendix D: Language Teaching Methodologies
Appendix E: Language Learning Resources to Create
Appendix F: Language Learning Online Resources
Acknowledgments
Author
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Jan Edwards Dormer
Jan Edwards Dormer
Dr. Jan Dormer experienced language learning as an MK growing up in Brazil and as an adult serving in Indonesia. She adds to her own experiences a thirty-year career in TESOL and SAL, teaching language learners of all ages in many different contexts. She received an EdD in Language Education from the University of Toronto. Jan is the author of Teaching English in Missions and the co-author of Teaching English in Missions and Teaching English for Reconciliation. She is professor of TESOL in the graduate program at Messiah University. Jan loves to hear from readers, and can be contacted at jan.dormer@gmail.com.
- Pages: 164
- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: paperback
- Publish Year: 2021
- Vendor: William Carey Publishing
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