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Front Matter Jun 2017

Front Matter

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Editorial: Journal Editing, In This Issue, And The Future Of The Ijc&Elt, Michael Lessard-Clouston Jun 2017

Editorial: Journal Editing, In This Issue, And The Future Of The Ijc&Elt, Michael Lessard-Clouston

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Addressing Religious Issues And Power In Elt Classrooms: Voices From English Teachers In Indonesia, Joseph E. Mambu Jun 2017

Addressing Religious Issues And Power In Elt Classrooms: Voices From English Teachers In Indonesia, Joseph E. Mambu

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

Drawing on insights from the ELT literature on values, power (relations), and dialogues on faith, this article will explore how EFL teachers reflected on their attempts to communicate their religious views to students. Data was acquired from three Christian English teachers. One was from the USA and the other two were Indonesian nationals. They participated in a larger case study project in an undergraduate English Language Teacher Education program at a university in Indonesia. In interviews teachers demonstrated the enactment of interfaith dialogues, critical thinking, respect, and religious reflexivity. This exploratory study concludes that religious values can be incorporated into …


Challenges Faced By National And International Christian English Teachers In Honduras, Esther Bettney Jun 2017

Challenges Faced By National And International Christian English Teachers In Honduras, Esther Bettney

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

This qualitative study explored the challenges faced by national and international Christian English teachers in Honduras. There is an identified need for empirical studies which include a broader range of participants outside of North American teachers working in international contexts (Kubanyiova, 2013; Loptes, 2009). Data were gathered from 44 teachers through an online questionnaire and individual and focus group interviews. Three categories emerged through the analysis of the data: 1) social challenges and strategies related to living in Honduras, 2) professional challenges and strategies related to lack of support, and 3) the role of faith in teachers’ personal and professional …


Reviews, Mary Shepard Wong, Cheri Pierson, Thor Sawin, Matthew Deal, Emily Burden Jun 2017

Reviews, Mary Shepard Wong, Cheri Pierson, Thor Sawin, Matthew Deal, Emily Burden

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Index To Volumes 1-4, 2014-2017 Ijc&Elt, Hannah Jackson, Andy Edmondson, Michael Lessard-Clouston Jun 2017

Index To Volumes 1-4, 2014-2017 Ijc&Elt, Hannah Jackson, Andy Edmondson, Michael Lessard-Clouston

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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A Theological Critique Of “Learner Autonomy”, Pierce T. Hibbs Jun 2017

A Theological Critique Of “Learner Autonomy”, Pierce T. Hibbs

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

Because words reflect the world of a person, Christian teachers of English are called to consider how the linguistic terminology they use intersects with their Christian values. In this article, I present theological issues with the phrase “learner autonomy” (LA). Drawing largely on the work of Kenneth L. Pike, I discuss an alternative to LA that I believe more clearly reflects a Christian teacher’s theological commitments.


Entire Issue Jun 2017

Entire Issue

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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