Language Learning in Ministry (eBook)

Preparing for Cross-Cultural Language Acquisition

Jan Edwards Dormer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
164 Seiten
William Carey Publishing (Verlag)
9781645083269 (ISBN)

Infos

Chart a Path for Language SuccessAre 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 localPersonal applicationwalking the reader through decision-making processes to chart a path for success in language learningRich resources such as language proficiency scales, language learning methodologies, and online resourcesA complete task-based language learning curriculum that can be adapted to any languageDont 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.1.2021
• Verlagsort: Littleton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lektüren / Interpretationen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: How to learn a foreign language, cross-cultural communication, missionary, third culture kid, teaching your kid a new language, TESOL, second language acquisition • language learning for missionaries, second language acquisition for ministry, missionary language preparation, cross-cultural communication, learning a new language for missions, christian language acquisition, language learning and ministry, mk language challenges, missionary training resources, adult language learning, informal language learning, formal language programs for missionaries, language immersion tips, stress and language acquisition, language learning strategies, bilingual ministry families, m
• ISBN-13: 9781645083269 / 9781645083269