English Teaching and Evangelical Mission

The Case of Lighthouse School

Bill Johnston

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Multilingual Matters
25 January 2017

ELT: teaching theory & methods; Christian mission & evangelism; Teaching of students with English as a second language (TESOL)

Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies

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.

By: Bill Johnston
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 265g
ISBN: 9781783097067
ISBN 10: 178309706X
Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 25 January 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: A Nation of Many Faiths?: Religion in Poland in the 21st Century Chapter 3: The Road to Lighthouse School Chapter 4: The School with a Soul Chapter 5: Curriculum and Materials Chapter 6: In the Classroom Chapter 7: False-Bottomed Friendships?: Relation at Lighthouse School Chapter 8: Empty Meeting-Grounds?: The Cross-Cultural Encounter at Lighthouse School Chapter 9: Conclusions References Appendix A: Translation and Transcription Conventions

Bill Johnston is Henry Remak Professor of Comparative Literature at Indiana University, USA. He is the author of Values in English Language Teaching (2003, Lawrence Erlbaum).

Reviews for English Teaching and Evangelical Mission: The Case of Lighthouse School

"Johnston's work is a carefully crafted ethnography of contact that examines the presuppositions and methodology of foreign English teachers at an evangelical school in Poland. However, it is much more! The author raises fair-minded questions about the role of religion in education and, like Stevick, grapples with ""what goes on inside and between people"" when teachers and students meet. Thomas Scovel, San Francisco State University, USA Johnston combines his intimate knowledge of Polish culture, his distinguished career in English language teaching and his proven expertise as a researcher to provide a data-based ethnographic study that makes a unique contribution to an area more usually known for its ideologically-motivated disputes. An essential read for anyone interested in this meeting point of sometimes elided, sometimes conflicting, good intentions. Julian Edge, The University of Manchester, UK"