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Front Matter Aug 2020

Front Matter

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Editorial: Tesol In The Time Of Covid-19, Bradley Baurain Aug 2020

Editorial: Tesol In The Time Of Covid-19, Bradley Baurain

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

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Kingdom Culture As A Plumb Line In Cross-Cultural Engagement, David Catterick Aug 2020

Kingdom Culture As A Plumb Line In Cross-Cultural Engagement, David Catterick

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

This article seeks to add a faith-based perspective to existing intercultural communication theory. It explores the relationship between the theoretical construct of national culture commonly used by scholars in the field of intercultural communication and a construct that the author terms Kingdom culture. The article introduces Kingdom culture and explores the way it relates to national culture before suggesting that it serves as an effective plumb line by which national cultures including one’s own can be measured. The article concludes with a worked example from a cultural context common in English language teaching in order to demonstrate the expanded spectrum …

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Using Appreciative Inquiry For A Positive Approach To English Language Teaching And Teacher Education, Michael Lessard-Clouston Aug 2020

Using Appreciative Inquiry For A Positive Approach To English Language Teaching And Teacher Education, Michael Lessard-Clouston

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

We live during challenging times, in a divisive world. English language students, teachers, and teacher educators long for positive input and useful perspectives. Ephesians 4:29 tells us to use language to build others up. Accordingly, this article aims to help English language students, teachers, and teacher trainers to take a positive approach to their activities. Following an introduction, it first introduces appreciative inquiry (AI), an approach to change that offers positive assumptions and affirmative questions. Second, it describes three case studies that used AI in ESL/EFL teaching and teacher education. Third, it concludes with a discussion of potential AI connections …

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