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Regular ESL Teacher Training
MNA ESL offers a 12-hour ESL Volunteer Teacher Training to get you started in ESL Ministry. You can either request an in-person training at your church or check to see if there is an in-person one scheduled near you or the full training is also offered on Zoom. The in-person trainings are done in a Friday night and all day Saturday schedule. Zoom trainings are done over a series of 4 days.
In this training you will learn:
- How to start and maintain a fruitful ESL Ministry
- How to teach ESL to adult Internationals including:
- How to place students in the proper fluency level classroom
- b. How to Lesson Plan using professionally written curriculum
- c. How to introduce new vocabulary & sentences using new vocabulary
- d. How to get the students to generate their own sentences
- How to build authentic relationships with your students
- How to share the Gospel both inside and outside the ESL Classroom
You do not need to speak a foreign language or be a professional teacher to be a volunteer ESL Teacher. All you need to do is speak English and love Jesus and we can teach you the rest. This training is interactive. During the training you will practice the skills that you are learning, create two lesson plans for different fluency levels and come away excited to serve the Lord through ESL Ministry.
In addition to being a great training for new ESL Volunteers, this is a great training for experienced ESL Volunteers to refresh their skills and be encouraged.
2024 ESL Volunteer Teacher Training Over Zoom
MNA ESL is now offering our regular ESL Volunteer Teacher Training via Zoom.
This training is for live, in-person classroom settings. The training does equip you to teach what you’ll need if you are starting to teach on Zoom but is not focused specifically on teaching ESL using Zoom. (For those of you who are looking for specific information on how to teach your ESL Class on Zoom, please go to our video section and watch the two-hour video on “How to Teach Your ESL Class on Zoom”. In addition to general information, four different fluency level classes are demonstrated.)
Space Limitation: We will be limiting each training to 24 people, so please register early. To register for a zoom training, please e-mail Nancy Booher at nbooher@pcanet.org.
Cost: The training is free; however, a donation to MNA ESL is always appreciated. Thank you very much!
***Please note that Zoom ESL Trainings are only meant for:
- One or two individuals from a church trying to decide if they want to start an ESL Ministry at their church and host an in-person ESL Training at a later date.
- A few individuals joining an existing ESL Ministry where there will not be an in-person ESL Training in the area in time for them to join the ministry.
It is not meant as a way for churches starting new ESL Ministries to train all of their volunteers. Although the zoom trainings are good, in-person trainings are better. Churches starting new ESL Ministries need to schedule an in-person ESL Training.
For more information, please contact Nancy Booher, MNA ESL Ministries Director, at nbooher@pcanet.org.
Dates:
August 8, 9, 11, 12 (Online using Zoom – please note changes to days)
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Monday night 6:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Tuesday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm****Important****
All of these are U.S. EASTERN Times. Please adjust them to your specific time zone. You must attend all 4 sessions. To Register, please contact Nancy Booher at nbooher@pcanet.org
September 5, 6, 8, 9 (Online using Zoom – please note changes to days)
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Monday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Monday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm****Important****
All of these are U.S. EASTERN Times. Please adjust them to your specific time zone. You must attend all 4 sessions. To Register, please contact Nancy Booher at nbooher@pcanet.org
In-Person Training
** Each host church sets their own registration fee.
***Alumni (those who have taken the full training before) are welcome to attend the full training or just the Saturday portion only. Please let the host church know if you are an alumni registering for Saturday only.
July 11 & 12 in Wyoming, Michigan
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days.
For registration information, please contact Gwen at gwenvandellen@gmail.com.
July 18 & 19 in Tampa, Florida
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days. For registration information, please contact Cherl Redenius at redenius007@msn.com.
July 25 & 26 in Houston, Texas
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days.
For registration information, please contact Candace Lara at candace.lara12@gmail.com
Registration Link: https://form.jotform.com/251255562305149
July 25 & 26 in Big Bear, California
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days. For registration information, please contact Monique Hurrle at HurrleM@cmalliance.org
July 25 & 26 in Exeter, Pennsylvania
Friday night 5:45 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
***You must attend both days. For registration information, Please contact: Lindsay @ lkehl327@hotmail.com
August 1 & 2 in Herndon, Virginia
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days. For registration information, please contact Joyce Kim at gojoycekim@yahoo.com
August 1 & 2 in Katy, Texas
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days.
For registration information, please contact Patti at designfan55@yahoo.com.
August 8 & 9 in Ontario, California
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days.
For registration information, please contact Monique Hurrle at HurrleM@cmalliance.org
August 8 & 9 in Glendale, Arizona
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days.
For registration information, please contact Monique Hurrle at HurrleM@cmalliance.org
August 8 & 9 in Wayne, Pennsylvania
Friday night 5:45 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
***You must attend both days. For registration information, please contact Leigha Mackin at leigham@coswwayne.org
August 15 & 16 in Warren, New Jersey
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days.
For registration information, please contact Monique Hurrle at HurrleM@cmalliance.org
August 22 & 23 in Menomonie, Wisconsin
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days.
For registration information, please contact Monique Hurrle at HurrleM@cmalliance.org
August 22 & 23 in Gaithersburg, Maryland
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days. For registration information, please contact Pam Wilbur at pwilbur@covlife.org
August 27 & 28 in Springfield, Virginia
Daytime, weekday training
Wednesday 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Thursday 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
***You must attend both days.
Cost $40
Bring your own lunch
For registration information, please contact Sara Ortiz at esl@ibc.church or 571-331-9138
September 12 & 13 in Randallstown, Maryland
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days. For registration information, please contact Marcia Clarke-Burke at clarkebur@gmail.com.
September 19 & 20 in Aliso Viejo, California
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days.
For registration information, please contact Mary Beth at navajo@cox.net.
September 19 & 20 in Springfield, Virginia
Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:45 am to 6:00 pm
***You must attend both days.
Cost: $65
For registration information, please contact Sara Ortiz at esl@ibc.church or 571-331-9138
Instructions for Scheduling an ESL Training
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Training
This training is intended only for those that will teach English overseas. If you are interested in the EFL Training, please contact Nancy Booher at nbooher@pcanet.org. When we have enough people interested in an EFL Training we will schedule one.
Missionaries across the globe are discovering that offering free English classes in their community can be a bridge to their neighbors, immigrants, refugees and university students. But how can you do this if you don’t have a professional degree? MNA ESL offers an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Training on Zoom for those that would like to teach English in their mission field.
In this training you will learn:
1. Types of EFL Ministry and their basic organizational structure.
2. How to teach EFL to adults, including
a. How to place students in the proper fluency level classroom
b. How to Lesson Plan using professionally written curriculum
c. How to introduce new vocabulary & sentences using new vocabulary
d. How to get the students to generate their own sentences
3. How to build authentic relationships with your students
You do not need to speak the language of your students or be a professional teacher to be a volunteer EFL Teacher. All you need to do is speak English and love Jesus and we can teach you the rest. This training is interactive. During the training you will practice the skills that you are learning, create two lesson plans for different fluency levels and come away excited to serve the Lord through EFL Ministry.
In addition to being a great training for new EFL Volunteers, this is a great training for experienced EFL Volunteers to refresh their skills and be encouraged.
If you have any questions about the training, please contact Nancy Booher at nbooher@pcanet.org or 410-868-3025. For more information and resources, please go to our website: www.pcamna.org/esl-ministries.