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Front Matter Mar 2015

Front Matter

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Unravelling Power And Privilege In The Academy: A Personal Account, Timothy Mossman Mar 2015

Unravelling Power And Privilege In The Academy: A Personal Account, Timothy Mossman

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

This article explores the author’s privileged identities as a White, male researcher and English language educator in the context of relevant critical literature. I aim to understand how my privileged identities granted by race, gender, societal placement, and language interact with my identity as an evangelical Christian and how these identities impact my research and practice in working with multilingual transnational youth in a Canadian university setting. Highlighting the importance of reflexivity in qualitative research and its potential impact on both researcher and student identities, I probe my acquired identities (unearned societal placement) and ascribed identities (spiritual gifts, passions, abilities, …


Elt And Empowerment: Questions, Observations, And Reflections For Christian Educators, Michael Lessard-Clouston Mar 2015

Elt And Empowerment: Questions, Observations, And Reflections For Christian Educators, Michael Lessard-Clouston

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

As a field, English language teaching (ELT) has come under attack from a number of critical practitioners. In the classroom, English language teachers aim to empower our students by helping them improve their English abilities and skills. Yet there are discrepancies in terms of who learns and uses English for various purposes. Are English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) teachers helping, or are we part of the ‘problem’ in ELT, as critics suggest? This article poses four questions in order for readers to consider issues in ELT and empowerment. In doing so, it summarizes observations from both the …


Exploring The Role Of Spirituality In The Ecology Of Language Learning, Teresa Lin Mar 2015

Exploring The Role Of Spirituality In The Ecology Of Language Learning, Teresa Lin

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

With the presence of many Christian missionaries in the field of TESOL, numerous educators have raised concerns about the ethical issues surrounding evangelistic outreach via English language teaching (ELT). Christian English Teachers (CETs) in the field of TESOL have faced criticism for manipulation of student-teacher relationships, unethical religious coercion, and cultural insensitivity. Current positivist views render religious discussions in the classroom as detrimental to ELT. While proselytizing via ELT is a serious ethical issue, the backlash against religion and spiritual beliefs is also quite alarming. Disregard for the spiritual underpinnings motivating and influencing the way students learn limits how complex …


Reviews, R. Michael Medley, Eleanor J. Pease, Kazue Suzuki Mar 2015

Reviews, R. Michael Medley, Eleanor J. Pease, Kazue Suzuki

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Living Out The Christian Faith In The Writing Classroom, Icy Lee Mar 2015

Living Out The Christian Faith In The Writing Classroom, Icy Lee

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

This article addresses three questions from the perspective of a Christian writing teacher educator: (1) How can we live out our Christian faith and values in the teaching of writing? (2) How can we help students become more aware of issues of spirituality and develop God-given abilities through writing? (3) How can we encourage students to write in ways that are pleasing to God? To address the first question, I draw mainly upon my own research on feedback and classroom writing assessment in L2 writing, as well as my experience as a writing teacher educator in Hong Kong, and address …


Entire Issue Mar 2015

Entire Issue

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Remembrances Of Earl Stevick: An Appreciation From The Periphery, Herbert C. Purnell Mar 2015

Remembrances Of Earl Stevick: An Appreciation From The Periphery, Herbert C. Purnell

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Editorial: Publishing In Applied Linguistics And Tesol, Michael Lessard-Clouston, Xuesong (Andy) Gao Mar 2015

Editorial: Publishing In Applied Linguistics And Tesol, Michael Lessard-Clouston, Xuesong (Andy) Gao

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Earl W. Stevick: Keeping The Faith In Theory And Practice, Carolyn Kristjánsson Mar 2015

Earl W. Stevick: Keeping The Faith In Theory And Practice, Carolyn Kristjánsson

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Disproportionality In Special Education : A Persistent Reality For African American Students, Denise Reid Jan 2015

Disproportionality In Special Education : A Persistent Reality For African American Students, Denise Reid

Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal

The disproportionate representation of African Americans in special education continues to be a prevalent, disturbing, and heavily debated problem, and possibly the most long-standing issue in the special education field. African American students are overrepresented in three disability categories (emotionally behavioral disorder, intellectual disability, and specific learning disability), all of which are prone to subjective judgment. The current literature indicates the following reasons as possible explanations for this persistent problem: failed general education system, inequities in special education referral and identification process, test bias, as well as a lack of access to effective instruction. This paper provides definitions of disproportionate …


Book Review: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban (Yousafzai & Lam), Kay Henry Jan 2015

Book Review: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban (Yousafzai & Lam), Kay Henry

Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal

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California Academy Early College High School: Creating Community Through Rigor, Relevance & Relationships, Erin Craig, Dennis Eastman, Natalie Battersbee Jan 2015

California Academy Early College High School: Creating Community Through Rigor, Relevance & Relationships, Erin Craig, Dennis Eastman, Natalie Battersbee

Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal

California Academy Early College High School (California Academy)1 1 Pseudonym. , an independent charter high school serving at-risk students in Santa Ana has created, developed, and sustained a community of family through rigor, relevance, and relationships. Over the past 10 years three different educational leaders, each with unique professional training, experiences, and leadership styles, served as California Academy’s principal from its founding and development, to a sustained thriving early college high school (ECHS), effectively educating traditionally underserved students in Santa Ana. This longitudinal narrative case study depicts how aligned successive leaders created an academically successful community of formerly at-risk students …


Open The Door Of Christian Education To All Students : A Call For Christian School Reform, Tammy Bachrach Jan 2015

Open The Door Of Christian Education To All Students : A Call For Christian School Reform, Tammy Bachrach

Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal

Does biblical justice include people with disabilities? Like the orphan and widow of Christ’s day, people with disability have historically been marginalized, frequently experiencing poverty and isolation. A biblical worldview of disability and a Christian community, which seeks to have the mind of Christ, ought to challenge the exclusion and injustices people with disability experience in our communities. This article will interweave the author’s personal experience as a Christian member of the disability community, disability studies scholarship, and a biblical worldview of disability to examine the current practice of excluding people with disabilities from Christian school education. The goal is …


The Book Of Acts As A Case Study : Examining The Ministry Of Reconciliation, Glen Kinoshita Jan 2015

The Book Of Acts As A Case Study : Examining The Ministry Of Reconciliation, Glen Kinoshita

Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal

This literature review identifies ethnic diversity and reconciliation as a consistent theme throughout the book of Acts and explores some of the sociological, educational, and theological factors that help identify reconciliation as a ministry of the early church. This meta-analysis explores foundational concepts that develop an understanding of biblical reconciliation, examines the concept of “ethnicity” as it arises out of the biblical text, and describes the historical context and backdrop of the time of Jesus and the early church. After having established these concepts, the author will walk through the book of Acts, processing the various narratives with these concepts, …


Book Review: Multiculturalism: A Shalom Motif For The Christian Community (Domnwachukwu & Lee), Nicholas Block Jan 2015

Book Review: Multiculturalism: A Shalom Motif For The Christian Community (Domnwachukwu & Lee), Nicholas Block

Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal

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The Impact Of Gentrification On Faith-Based Organizations, Orvic Pada Jan 2015

The Impact Of Gentrification On Faith-Based Organizations, Orvic Pada

Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal

Urban renewal and gentrification are current catchphrases in many urban initiatives, mostly centering on housing development, new urbanism, and community building. By focusing on re-envisioning community building, development, and social services in urban contexts, religious institutions and organizations adapt to urban changes and adjust accordingly with various initiatives to address social needs, put their spirituality and faith into practice, and attract adherents. This paper is the theoretical piece of a larger work in progress that provides the context for understanding the changes brought about by gentrification in “inner cities” and how religious organizations operate within the changing sociological landscape brought …


Faith And Learning In Action: Tangible Connections Between Biblical Integration And Living The Christian Life, Calvin Roso Jan 2015

Faith And Learning In Action: Tangible Connections Between Biblical Integration And Living The Christian Life, Calvin Roso

Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal

I am at my best being and serving in the trenches – having my boots on the ground – mentoring students to meet the needs of others. As a Christian educator, I feel compelled to help others make a sustainable impact on the lives of those who cannot help themselves. The desire to help others is an important part of professional and personal journey in understanding faith and learning integration (FLI). In the past I have felt that faith and learning integration was a great technique to train students to help others. I also believe that the integration of faith …


Entire Issue Jan 2015

Entire Issue

Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal

No abstract provided.