This course focuses on applying ministry skills in intercultural settings. A study is made of approaches to meeting human needs in different cultural contexts. These are examined in order to understand how the Christian message can more effectively be presented to people with dramatically different circumstances and world-views. Ministering to persons with different cultural backgrounds will be addressed and applied to a number of settings, including the professional roles of pastor, missionary, and counselor. This course introduces students to phonetics, phonology, and syntax and the interrelationship of these levels.
Special attention is given to theoretical framework at each level.
Students will solve language problems from English and other languages. Veteran missionaries who have mastered their field language may choose to complete another course with the Department's permission. This is a prerequisite for all other linguistic courses. This course focuses on the inventory, organization, and variation of sounds in human languages. Special attention is given to the formulation of rules to explain phonological variation.