Contents

Introduction -- ix

Acronyms -- xv

Part A: Contexts and Programs

1. Serving Seminary Students with a University Intensive English Program
Karen Schwenke, Biola University, La Mirada, California -- pg. 3

2. Starting at Zero: A Two-year English Preparation Program for Polish Seminary Students
Carole Poleski, Saints Cyril & Methodius Seminary,
Orchard Lake, Michigan -- pg. 9

3. Individualized Support for ESL Students During Theological Studies
Amy Spencer, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio -- pg. 17

4. One Body, One Spirit: The Integrity of Institutional Goals and Instructional Decisions
Leslie Altena, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- pg. 21

5. Enculturation to American Academic Expectations:
The Role of Peer Writing Tutor Programs Jennifer Mawhorter, Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, California -- pg. 33

6. Moving from English Literature to General English to English for Theology
Iris Devadason, United Theological College, Bangalore, India -- pg. 41

7. EFL for Theological Purposes in a Small, Changing Program
Urska Sesek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia -- pg. 45

8. An English Program in a Post-Communist Context Geraldine Ryan, Moscow Evangelical Christian Seminary, Moscow, Russia -- pg. 53

9. Preparing Students to Read Theology in English: Adapting a Standard Curriculum to an Intensive Modular Format Lois Thorpe, Kyiv Theological Seminary, Kyiv, Ukraine -- pg. 57

10. English for Academic and Communicative Purposes in an International Seminary
Nancy Alvarez, International School of Theology Asia, Manila, Philippines -- pg. 67

11. A Diverse EFL Program for Both Seminary and Community Students
Jan Dormer, Londrina Bible Seminary, Londrina, Parana Province, Brazil -- pg. 73

12. Cross-cultural Missionary Training and Language Learning: An English Training Program for Korean Christians
Susan Truitt, Seoul Theological University, Seoul, Korea -- pg. 85

Part B: Materials

13. Theme-based ESL Course Design: Theological and Missiological English
Jeannie Chan Yee, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California -- pg. 97

14. Content-based ESL Materials: Combining Theology and English Ethel Azariah, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California -- pg. 113

15. Integrating Skills in a Communicative EFL Textbook for Christians
Jan Dormer, Londrina Bible Seminary, Londrina, Parana Province, Brazil -- pg. 125

16. Developing Reading Materials for Beginners Geraldine Ryan, Moscow Evangelical Christian Seminary, Moscow, Russia -- pg. 137

17. Extensive Reading Materials for Pre-seminary ESL Students
Nancy Schoenfeld, Biola University, La Mirada, California -- pg. 147

18. Content-based Academic Listening: Biola University’s Theological English Through Video Series
Peggy Burke, Biola University, La Mirada, California -- pg. 159

19. Developing Theological Reading Materials with an Audio Option
Lois Thorpe, Kyiv Theological Seminary, Kyiv, Ukraine -- pg. 165

20. Cross-cultural Apologetics and Content-based English
Peggy Burke, Biola University, La Mirada, California -- pg. 169

21. Exploring Theological English: The Development of a Textbook Cheri Pierson, Wheaton College Graduate School,
Wheaton, Illinois -- pg. 175

21. Exploring Theological English: The Development of a Textbook Cheri Pierson, Wheaton College Graduate School, Wheaton, Illinois -- pg. 175

23. A Test of Theological Vocabulary Michael Lessard-Clouston, Biola University, La Mirada, California -- pg. 185

Index -- pg. 189

International students in North American seminaries struggling with academic work in English ... Seminary students around the world finding resource materials that are still only available in English ... Regional seminaries in Asia, Africa, and Europe educating people from many language backgrounds by offering instruction in English ... These and other factors are the primary reasons for this volume.
Trends in the field ofTeaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) have led to specialized English and pedagogy for areas such as business, engineering, hospitality, and so on. The time has come to acknowledge English for Bible and Theology, along with specialized program design, materials, and instruction.
English Language in Theological Contexts explores various models for assisting seminary and Bible college students in learning English while also engaging in their theological coursework. It features chapters by specialists from countries including the U.S., Brazil, Ukraine, India, the Philippines, and Korea. Part one of the book presents language teaching challenges and solutions in various places; part two focuses on specific resources to inspire readers to develop their own materials.