English teaching and evangelical mission : the case of Lighthouse School / Bill Johnston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnston, Bill, 1960- author.

Series:

Critical language and literacy studies ; 21.

Critical language and literacy studies ; 21

Language:

English

Polish

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Polish speakers.

English language.

Education--Religious aspects--Poland--21st century.

Education.

Education--Religious aspects.

Bilingualism.

Poland.

Bilingualism--Poland.

Physical Description:

xiii, 174 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2017]

Summary:

Debates about the place of mission work in English Language Teaching continue to rage, and yet full-length studies of what really happens at the intersection of ELT and evangelical Christianity are rare. In this book, Johnston conducts a detailed ethnography of an evangelical language school in Poland, looking at its Bible-based curriculum, and analyzing interaction in classes for adults. He also explores the idea of 'relationship' in the context of the school and its mission activity, and more broadly the cultural encounter between North American evangelicalism and Polish Catholicism. The book comprises an in-depth examination of a key issue facing TEFL in the 21st century, and will be of interest to all practitioners and scholars in the field, whatever their position on this topic. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

A nation of many faiths?: religion in Poland in the 21st century

The road to Lighthouse School

The school with a soul

Curriculum and materials

In the classroom

False-bottomed friendships?: relation at Lighthouse School

Empty meeting grounds?: the cross-cultural encounter at Lighthouse School

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781783097074

1783097078

9781783097067

178309706X

OCLC:

967774703