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Can You Have an Effective ESL Ministry Without Using Christian ESL Materials?

This article by Lonna Dickerson, Ph.D. was first published in 2010 by the Institute of Cross Cultural Training and has been shared here with ICCT’s permission. When planning your ESL curriculum, one of the most important decisions you make will be to choose your textbooks and other teaching materials. Especially if you are teaching in a […]

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Curriculum Panel Discussion, Selecting the Right Curriculum for Your Program

Curriculum Panel Webinar

Panelists Dianne Dow, Billy Haselton, and Marilyn Reedy are joined by moderator, Alisha Biler, current CELEA president in this fantastic panel discussion on curriculum. Grow your understanding of the types of curriculum available for adult ESL programs and how to select a curriculum that fits the needs of your students & is in line with your program’s purposes & resources. The panel will also discuss how to use curriculum effectively. This webinar is offered in partnership between CELEA’s Community-based ESL Group and TESOL Ministry.

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Connecting Students to the Community

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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Building Relationships in Church Based ESL Programs

Building Relationships in Church Based ESL Programs

From: April 12, 2024 Presenter: Dr. Jan Dormer, Taylor University Forming friendships with people who speak a different language and have a different culture can be both daunting and rewarding. A strength of church based English language programs is that they can foster an environment for these relationships to form, but it doesn’t happen by...

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Quality Teaching: Key 2

This 3 part series is an excerpt from the the Institute of Cross Cultural Training’s “Reach Out With English” training * and has been shared with ICCT’s permission. When the need for ESL teachers in our communities is so great and there is pressure to begin teaching as soon as possible, it’s easy to be

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Webinar and Networking Event. Caring for Your Program by Caring for Your Volunteers. Amy Mitchell and Anna Hamsun presenters by TESOL Ministry and CELEA Community-based ESL Group. Heart with two hands reaching to help one another

Caring for Your Program by Caring for Your Volunteers

From: July 20, 2023 Presenters: Amy Mitchell and Anna Hannum, Faith International English Classes in Indianapolis Amy Mitchell and Anna Hannum shared a wealth of practical information about working with volunteers that is relevant to any program or ministry. During the Q&A following the presentation, they answered questions that covered more than just the insights about...

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Bridging the Gap – part 4

“What’s with those girls?” Our student ministry building was just across the street from the Dental School of one of the largest universities in the world, and their volleyball team needed a place to practice.  We had a basketball/volleyball court behind our building, so when the coach asked if they could practice on our court, my

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Bridging the Gap – part 3

Celebrating Important Milestones by Dr. Lloyd and Wilma Mann I met my wife, Wilma, in Costa Rica as a young, single missionary.  Her university training was in teaching elementary students, but she has prepared herself extensively in teaching English as a second language.  She taught ESL at the local community college for some eight years, until the

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