This training program is for Christian volunteers and tutors in church-based not-for-profit programs. The 308-page training binder covers the following topics: starting a church-based ESL ministry, needs assessment, teaching adult learners, culture, language learning, learning styles and strategies, strategies for teaching pronunciation and grammar, conversation classes, lesson planning, selecting materials, instructor roles, teaching methods, and using the Bible to teach ESL. The accompanying CD includes resources for the administration of a church based program, including resources for advertising, templates, assessment, lesson plans, needs assessment, registration, evaluation. It also includes resources related to the learners’ cultures, demographics, as well as resources for teaching pronunciation, grammar, conversation, and ESL Bible Studies.

Resource Details

Alberta Initiatives Gallery:	Yes
Areas of Focus:	Administration Professional Development Teaching
Language Focus:	Culture/Intercultural Communication Grammar Pronunciation Speaking Vocabulary
Programs:	General ESL
Format:	Documents
Produced by:	Cooperative ESL Ministries
Funded by:	Alberta Employment and Immigration
Author:	Editor/Contributor - Gisela Rohde
Publication year:	2009
Keywords:	volunteer training, volunteers
Availability:	The PDF below includes selections from the resource. Contact Bev Chambers below to access the entire binder.
Contact:	Bev Chambers
Contact Email:	ChambersESL@shaw.ca
Added:	Nov. 13, 2012, 12:03 p.m.
Updated:	Nov. 13, 2012, 12:03 p.m.