Language and Faith:
Empirical Studies on Christianity and Language Learning and Teaching

Edited by Mary Shepard Wong (Azusa Pacific University; mwong@apu.edu <mailto:mwong@apu.edu> )
Carolyn Kristjánsson (Trinity Western University; kristjan@twu.ca <mailto:kristjan@twu.ca> )
Zoltán Dörnyei (University of Nottingham; zoltan.dornyei@nottingham.ac.uk <mailto:zoltan.dornyei@nottingham.ac.uk> )

There has been an increased interest in exploring the relationship of faith and language teaching and learning over the past decade as practitioners and scholars in various parts of the world have begun a discussion about the possible role and impact of a teacher’s and students’ faith in the language classroom. The proposed volume intends to continue this exploration by adding a data-based research dimension to the topic. The editors have been part of language teaching conferences and publications where such discussion has occurred, and would like to invite colleagues from every area of applied linguistics and language teaching to contribute to this anthology to be published by an international publisher. At this stage we are calling for statements of intention by potential contributors (accompanied by a short abstract – see below) so that we can prepare a book proposal in order to formally approach publishers.

CELEA News 2.1 is hot off the press!

This edition includes

•   A Letter from the President
•   Inequality and the English Controversy: The Marxist Mistake
•   A brief report of the Canagarajah Lecture 
•   An ESL Materials Update
•   A Look at Academic Vocabulary
•   Spotlight on. . . Daniel McClary & The Millersville International House
•   Spotlight on Elfrieda Lepp-Kaethlera
•   CELT 2011 in Hong Kong

Now that you have access to the CELEA site, you may be asking what it is that you can be doing here at CELEA.  Currently, users can post on the forum, view content, pariticipate in polls and invite friends.    After logging in you can use the "Invite a Friend" link and add the email address of people you know who would be interested in joining our little site.

Welcome to the website of the Christian English Language Educators Association (CELEA)! CELEA is a professional organization for English language educators who wish to network with others who share a belief in Jesus Christ. This organization and site can also be a resource center for those involved in English as a Second Language (ESL) both at the professional and volunteer level. Please consider joining us for our annual meeting in Boston (March 2010).

The new issue of CELEA News is hot off the press! We've been busy in cyberspace corresponding with one another and various contributors to this issue, and we believe that it will challenge and hopefully bless you, but especially encourage you in your life and work.

CELT BOSTON 2010- Re-Imagining Christians in English Language Teaching