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Mission & Outreach Resources

Czeching-in

At Gathering III we had prayed for two of the participants, Len and Russ, who were going to be involved in an evangelistic English Weekend in the Czech Republic. Below is a brief report of that event: Thank you for your prayers regarding the evangelistic english family weekend November 16-19,2006. There were 180 people altogether […]

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Upcoming Prayer Meetings for ESL Ministries

Please make a note of the following dates and times: Dec 5th and Jan 9th @ 7:30-9:00pm We welcome all to join us for prayer at TICC. Prayer items will be listed as and when they come up, please check regularly.

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The English Centre

Paul and Mabel were at Nicole Graham’s The English Centre book store last evening and took in a brief presentation by English author of “Just Right” grammar series, Jeremy Harmer. He spoke about helping students to learn and remember using: Repetition, Retrieval and use, Cognitive contact, Arousal and affect, the “cuddle” factor and a word list […]

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Gathering III: Program

October 21st, 2006 Milliken Chinese Community Church, 390 Bamburgh Circle, Scarborough, Ontario M1W 3X3 Tel: 416-498-3399 8:15 — Registration and Coffee 8:45 — Devotional and Introduction 9:05 — Beginners’ Course (all day; led by Colin Brewster and others; see page 3) This track is for people who are thinking of getting involved in an ESL Ministry […]

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Connecting our Students with Other Christian Resources

Do you ever feel you are out of your depth and wish there was someone more qualified to advise one of your students on a particular matter? Click this link to go to the Christian Sourcebook site Christian Resources

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ESL Ministries Prayer Meeting

As you can see from this photo of our last prayer meeting we have room to grow, so please join us! Date: Tue, Sep 5th Time: 7:30 – 9:00 Location: Toronto International Celebration Church 109 Railside Road, Toronto, Ontario Prayer for ESL Ministries in Southern Ontario. Come and share your prayer requests.

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Intercultural Compentencies Language Learning Resources

Introduction to the Socio-cultural Dimension of Language Learning

By Greg Thomson, Version .9, December 2006 LANGUAGE LEARNING IN THE FIRST DIMENSION For school-educated people around the world, understanding language learning from a socio-cultural viewpoint requires quite a change in thinking.[1] So get ready! In fact, I find the issues in this dimension of language learning much more difficult to grasp initially than those connected […]

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ESL Program Ideas Resources

Two Ways to Live

From January to March at our church, Leaside Bible Chapel, we ran a course similar to Alpha called, “Christianity Explored“. It follows a similar format to Alpha but the discussions center around a walk through the Gospel of Mark. Rico Tice of All Souls Church in London, UK introduces the discussions on DVD. It’s an […]

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Events Gatherings

Gathering II: Program

June 24th, 2006 Agincourt Pentecostal Church 2885 Kennedy Road, Scarborough (North East Corner of Kennedy/Finch) Phone: 416.291.9575 (see attached map) 8:15 — Registration and Coffee 8:45 — Devotional and Introduction 9:05 — Beginners’ Track (all day; led by Colin Brewster and others; see attached schedule) This track is for people who are thinking of getting involved […]

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Gathering I: Program

January 7th, 2006 Willowdale Baptist Church 8:15 Registration and Coffee 8:45 Devotional and Introduction 9:05 Workshops Workshop #1: “Did I say that right?” Workshop #2: “Speaking Clearly”, a guide for assisting with the pronunciation of English. Workshop #3: “’FFCCP’ – The 5 Essential Components of Language.”  10:30 Coffee Break 11:00-12:15 Keynote Speaker: Madeline Johnson, President […]