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Teachers, preachers, or...: goals of church-based volunteer ESL instructors

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dc.contributorWorden, Dorothy
dc.contributorMantero, Miguel
dc.contributor.advisorLiu, Dilin
dc.contributor.authorSanchez, Lindsey Erin
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-28T14:12:21Z
dc.date.available2017-07-28T14:12:21Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractFor many years, Christian churches have been used as sites for education, including language education. Within churches, ESL classes are often staffed by volunteers who provide tutoring for adults. Recently, the ultimate end of Christian ELT in general has been a subject of debate among academics and professionals. On one side, researchers are concerned that certain Christian educators are more devoted to the prospect of converting students to Christianity and Western values than teaching English. Conversely, researchers who support the work of Christian educators argue that moral devotion to one’s faith augments rather than hinders teaching, and that the hallmark of a Christian teacher is love for students. This study does not evaluate the appropriateness of incorporation of faith or the ethics of Christian educators. Rather, this research attempts to determine whether the speculated goals of Christian ELT in this debate are corroborated by church-based ESL instructors. The study consists of a survey of 14 educators or former educators at Baptist, Presbyterian and Catholic churches in central Alabama, along with three supplementary interviews. Participants were asked to rank a list of goals according to importance and accomplishment in the classroom and explain their motives for teaching. Overall, it was determined that teaching-based goals are significantly more important than faith-based goals for this group of educators, allowing for limitations regarding self-reporting and disclosure. Further inspection suggests that Baptist educators may incorporate more faith-based goals into their teaching than Catholic, Presbyterian or non-denominational educators. It was also found that teachers identify themselves as teachers only or occasionally friends to their students, and building relationships with students is important to this community of practice.en_US
dc.format.extent66 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0002633
dc.identifier.otherSanchez_alatus_0004M_13099
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/3230
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectEnglish as a second language
dc.subjectAdult education
dc.subjectReligion
dc.titleTeachers, preachers, or...: goals of church-based volunteer ESL instructorsen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of English
etdms.degree.disciplineEnglish as a Second Language
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.A.

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