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Author:   Mary Shepard Wong (Asuza Pacific University, California, USA) ,  Carolyn Kristjansson ,  Zoltan Dornyei
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781138646520

ISBN 10:   1138646520
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   18 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Foreword A. Suresh Canagarajah 1. Introduction: The Faithful Fence Mary Shepard Wong, Zoltán Dörnyei, & Carolyn Kristjánsson Part I: Christian Faith and Language Teacher Identity 2. Called to Teach: The Impact of Faith on Professional Identity Construction of Three Western English Teachers in China Mary Shepard Wong 3. The Role of Faith in the Power Balance between Christian Native Speakers and Taiwanese Teachers who Team Teach Shu-Chuan Wang-McGrath 4. Folk Linguistics, Content-oriented Discourse Analysis, and Language Teacher Beliefs Michael Pasquale 5. ""Forever Changed:"" Emerging TESOL Educators’ Cultural Learning and Spiritual Formation on a Study Abroad Trip in Myanmar Shuang Frances Wu & Mary Shepard Wong 6. Towards Understanding the Role of Faith in the Development of Language Teachers’ Identities: A Modest Proposal for Extending the Research Agenda Magdalena Kubanyiova Part I Discussion Questions Part II: Christian Faith and the English Language Learning Context 7. The Globalization of English and China’s Christian Colleges Don Snow 8. Faith and Learning Integration in ESL/EFL Instruction: A Preliminary Study in America and Indonesia Michael Lessard-Clouston 9. Putting Beliefs Into Practice in a Church-Run Adult ESOL Ministry Bradley Baurain 10. Frameworks for Investigating Faith and ESL: A Response to Snow, Lessard-Clouston, and Baurain David I. Smith Part II Discussion Questions Part III: Christian Faith, Motivation, and L2 Learning Process 11. The Role of Sacred Texts in Enhancing Motivation and Living the Vision in Second Language Acquisition Elfrieda Lepp-Kaethler & Zoltán Dörnyei 12. Cosmopolitanism, Christianity, and the Contemporary Chinese Context: Impacts upon Second Language Motivation Peng Ding 13. Christian Language Professionals (CLPs) and integrated vision: The stories of four educators Letty Chan 14. Christian Faith, Motivation and L2 Learning: Personal, Social and Research Perspectives Ema Ushioda Part III Discussion Questions Part IV: Resources and Conclusions 15. A Working Bibliography: Faith and Language Teaching Tasha Bleistein, Mary Shepard Wong, & David I. Smith 16. Conclusion: Faith & SLA: An Emerging Area of Inquiry Zoltán Dörnyei, Mary Shepard Wong, & Carolyn Kristjánsson"

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Mary Shepard Wong is Professor and Director of the field-based and online graduate programs in the TESOL Program at Azusa Pacific University, USA. Carolyn Kristjánsson is Associate Professor at Trinity Western University, Canada. Zoltán Dörnyei is Professor of Psycholinguistics in the School of English Studies, University of Nottingham, UK.

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