Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Update on Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

by Melanie Griffiths, Supporter Relations & Funding Development Officer

We are delighted with the response we have had towards the idea of online English teaching (TEFL) which TEN Ambassador Nick Clarke introduced us to in the January edition of Connect.

He is calling this initiative TENteach. We have had at least seven people expressing an interest, including trained TEFL teachers and retired language teachers, all keen to use their skills to support our partners in this way.

Nick held a Zoom meeting on 3rd March with everyone who was interested, and is hoping to get a team trained and ready for the academic year in September. There are likely to be two strands to this; firstly, UK partnership churches could directly support their partner church in Europe in this way. Secondly, a team could offer classes at different levels across the Balkans.

We are really excited by the potential of this new initiative and are having conversations with Christian TEFL about how we can link with them for any training required. Please pray for the formation of the TENteach team that will bless our partners through English classes focussed on the Bible and Christian teaching.

As Nick says, “This way people can learn English and hear the gospel at the same time.”

It’s certainly not too late to get involved. If you are interested please contact melanie.griffiths@ten-uk.org for more information.