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Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)

Purpose and Objectives

Purpose:

The Teaching English as a Second Language major at Davis College provides specialized training to students desiring to share their faith in closed door nations or in their homeland with the immigrant community in the context of TESL and to thus contribute to the building of the Body of Christ. This program combines a strong Bible and theological foundation with studies in education, anthropology, and cross-cultural communications. Graduates of this program will be prepared to serve as tent maker missionaries in closed dor nations as well as TESL teachers as traditional missionaries in developing nations or among immigrant communities in North America, or to pursue graduate study in TESL.

Objectives:

In addition to the educational objectives of the College, the student graduating with a TESL Concentration will be able to:

• Understand and appreciate people of all ages of other cultures and communicate effectively with them.

• Identify the needs and aspirations of students in a TESL learning situation and be able to match appropriate language teaching methods and TESL materials to particular students and particular situations.

• Teach English, Bible, and share the message of redemption in a skillful, caring, and professional manner to speakers of other languages.

• Integrate Bible and the teaching of spiritual truth into a TESL program.

• Construct TESL curricula and lesson plans.

• Appropriate a general knowledge of linguistic principles to the teaching of English as a second language.

• For students shoosing TESL 4011, students will be able to train volunteer TESL teachers, organize and administer a TESL program.