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Faith And Pedagogy: Five Voices From Japan, Paul Wicking
Faith And Pedagogy: Five Voices From Japan, Paul Wicking
International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching
Despite a recent increase in research into the relationship between faith and practice in ELT, the ways in which actual Christian teachers make meaning of their faith through pedagogy remains largely unexplored. There is little empirical data about the ways in which witnessing and evangelism are (or are not) conducted through English classes. The present study is an analysis of interview data collected from five evangelical Christian teachers living and working in Japan. The participants vary considerably in age and teaching context, yet all share a strong religious faith and a desire to express it through their profession. Each participant …