Education

doi:10.1017/9781108863957.011

11 - Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 June 2021

Xin Gao and

Juliet Thondhlana

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Stephen Pihlaja

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Stephen Pihlaja: Affiliation:
Newman University

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Discusses education, looking specifically at how religious language interacts with educational settings where a teacher’s religious identity is a key part of their motivation for their work: Christians teaching English as a second or additional language in contexts where teachers are explicitly motivated by their religious beliefs.

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religion language belief education evangelism missionary China second language acquisition language learning

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Information: Analysing Religious Discourse , pp. 179 - 196

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108863957.011 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2021

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