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GIAL's survey of MISSION AGENCY training needs 2012-13
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Hello:

GIAL wants to extend the usefulness of its courses, and we need your help.

The Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (GIAL) is an accredited (SACS) institution offering both training and degrees in areas related to language and culture. We offer specialized training in language-related work such as linguistics, literacy and Bible translation. GIAL is now exploring the feasibility of offering a more general set of studies for people planning to work cross-culturally but who will not be specialists in language translation ministries. This set of studies would focus on preparing workers with language learning methods and tools, understanding other cultures very different from one’s own, and carrying out ministry in a cross-cultural environment.

Will you answer a few questions so our administrators can shape this program to best serve the mission community?
 
 
 
What kind of mission work does your agency do? Please check all that apply.
Central Activity Some Minimal
Evangelism and church planting
Training/educating nationals
Community Development
Humanitarian relief
Language work (translation, literacy, ESL)
Business as mission (tent making)
Focus ministries (blind, deaf, children, prisoners, etc.)
Medical missions
Arts:
Other:
 
 
 
If you checked Arts or Other, please specify what these are.
   
 
 
Which of the following areas of training would you consider important to the work of your new fieldworkers?
Very important Somewhat important Not important
Bible and Theology
Missiological studies
ESL training
Professional/Technical (medicine, aviation, etc.)
Language and culture studies
International studies (history, politics, geography, economics)
Spiritual formation and interpersonal skills
 
 
 
What other training is needed that is not on the above list?
   
 
 
 
What percentage of your fieldworkers need mastery of the local language and culture to be effective?
 
More than 75%
 
About 50-75%
 
25-50%
 
Less than 25%
 
 
 
What percentage of your fieldworkers need some knowledge of the local language and culture to be effective?
 
More than 75%
 
About 50-75%
 
25-50%
 
Less than 25%
 
 
 
What percentage of your fieldworkers need little or no knowledge of the local language and culture to be effective?
 
More than 75%
 
About 50-75%
 
25-50%
 
Less than 25%
 
 
 
What language and culture learning requirements do you have for new members?
 
No requirement
 
Up to 2 weeks orientation
 
Up to 3 months orientation
 
up to a year of training
 
More than a year of training
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Where do you send them for this training?
 
In house
 
Inter-mission
 
Other
 
 
 
 
How much time would your agency consider acceptable for doing specialized training in the cross-cultural aspects of ministry?
 
No more than a week
 
Up to 2 months
 
Up to 6 months
 
Up to 1 year
 
Whatever is needed
 
 
How important are each of the following topics in preparing people to work in your agency?
Very important Somewhat important Not important
Introduction to language structures
Second language and culture acquisition
Inter-cultural studies
Christianity in other cultures
Principles and methods for working cross-culturally
Other topics like these
 
 
 
If you checked other topics, please list these.
   
 
 
 
Comments/Suggestions to help us better meet the training needs of your agency:
   
 
 
Thank you for helping us understand your training needs. If you would like GIAL to provide more information, please tell us how to contact you.
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GIAL training needs research 2012-13