Rachael Tsaneva, M.A. TESOL, Intercultural Studies

Rachael Tsaneva earned an MA in TESOL/Intercultural Studies from Wheaton College. She has taught English learners ages 3-70+ in the US and Bulgaria. She currently teaches second language acquisition courses through the Institute for Cross-Cultural Training at Wheaton College and is also the writer for the Neighbor to Neighbor: Uniting Through English curriculum series published by Christian Discipleship Ministries and Mission to North America.

Connecting Students to the Community

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If you’ve ever moved to a new city, you know the feeling of starting over. Creating new routines and finding new connections are a normal part of adjusting to a new place. However, for someone learning English, making those connections can take much longer and be much more difficult to access or understand. Your students […]

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Making a Welcoming Classroom Environment for Your Students

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As Christians using English ministry to love our international neighbors, we know that it’s vital to create a classroom environment that feels welcoming and safe. Our students are entering a classroom that mostly or only uses English, is staffed by native speakers, and possibly is even in a church. All of these factors are understandably intimidating for

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