Examines the biblical theological foundations of God's plan for global redemption throughout the Old and New Testament. The student will explore the eternal purpose of God for humanity, the state of those who have not heard the gospel, and the application of the missional mandate to various cultures.

This course surveys the status and implications of English as an international language and the teaching of English in its global, social, economic, personal and cultural contexts. Students will have opportunities to observe and report on case studies of English language teaching in both formal school and informal personal environments, drawing out principles/skills applicable in using English as a language of mission whether in formal teaching or informal coaching situation. They will also engage in field trips to visit local church-based immigrants and refugees ESL ministries and interview missionaries who have taught English as a mission in the global context. Particular attention will be given to the effective use of English as a language of love to engage, encourage and empower.

Language is a unique gift from God to create meaning and conduct communication. This course introduces key concepts and principles in the study of the nature and structure of language. The first part introduces phonetics (the articulation of sounds), phonology (the structure of sounds), morphology (the structure of words), and syntax (the structure of sentences). The second part examines semantics (the structure of meaning) and pragmatics (the structure of communication). Students will design a poster to map a concept or a principle of their choice. They will then present the topic to the class. They will also find a new language unknown to themselves to analyze its basic elements at the sound, word and sentence levels. The focus will be on the understanding on the highly structured, creative and relational nature of language.

This course examines in details the practices of developing listening and speaking skills. The emphasis is on the application of multiple intelligence and the development of learner autonomy. It surveys the practices of integrating language skills with living, social, academic and professional skills as well as the development of international identity and intercultural perspective in the learning and teaching of English language. A theme unit will be designed by the class working together as a group as part of the course to organize content and project-based teaching. Students will have the opportunity to observe classroom teaching and take their design to teach in a real classroom situation.

This course examines in details the practices of developing reading, writing skills and structural understanding. The emphasis is on the application of multiple intelligence and the development of learner autonomy. It surveys the practices of integrating language skills with living, social, academic and professional skills as well as the development of international identity and intercultural perspective in the learning and teaching of English language. A theme unit will be designed by the class working together as a group as part of the course to organize content and project-based teaching. Students will have the opportunity to observe classroom teaching and take their design to teach in a real classroom situation.

This course reviews the principles and practices of TESOL curriculum process. Emphasis is on creating TESOL materials portfolio through collecting and organizing authentic linguistic and cultural data and developing TESOL curriculum by planning lessons and designing communicative tasks. Students will design an English teaching module with 20 hours of teaching materials selected from authentic language and cultural data well designed into communicative teaching activities and learning tasks. Students will choose the theme of their module according to their interests, background knowledge and life experience. They will be encouraged to use online materials relevant and suggestive to language and cultural learning to design online lessons that will address the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as grammar and cultural knowledge. Finally the course will survey current models of TESOL program administration and supervision in order to prepare students to design, deliver and develop quality TESOL programs.