亲爱的宝子们,大家久等啦!我们筹备已久的课程,终于要和大家见面了。我们的“Nick&Priscilla英语工作室”正式开张,献给大家两份开门大礼:
- 韦贺特博士《教育与生命塑造》系列课程
- 适合英语/神学小白的《神学英语》(基础部分)课程
给大家简单介绍一下这两门很有趣、也很实用的课程。首先是韦贺特博士的《教育》课程。韦贺特博士,美国Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ordained Pastor,惠顿(Wheaton Colledge)学院教育及灵性塑造荣休教授。
James C. Wilhoit (PhD, Northwestern University) is the Scripture Press Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where he has taught for thirty years. He has authored numerous books, including Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered.
课程教材:《教育与生命塑造(第二版)》(Christian Education & the Search for Meaning, 2nd ed.)
下图为英语原版封面
这是一本在上世纪后半期非常经典的福音派教育的教科书,内容丰富,神学、教育学及社会科学底子扎实,学术性及实践性并重,对国内从事相关工作之朋友,和立志委身于教育志业的父母,可谓大有裨益。美亚(Amazon.com)对本书的简介:
James Wilhoit explores how Christian education can go beyond mere activity to instill a solid perspective and make sense of a perplexing world. He envisions the ideal model of Christian education and integrates the discipline with the social sciences. In the final chapter Wilhoit presents an evangelical theory of biblical instruction.适合人群:教师、在家及共学之父/母、对教育有兴趣的朋友学习方式:线上(ZOOM)时间安排:10月14日20:30-21:30开课,每周二四晚上课,两月内结课课程包:教材电子书/每课录制视频/详细讲义/PPT价格:299/人课程群:(入群请注明“教育”)
———————————————然后,是非常有趣的Theological English(在我所知的华人院校里开设了此类课程的,只有台北的China Reformed Theological Seminary)。
课程描述:帮助在英语上零基础的朋友,经过第一阶段(基础部分)的学习和训练后,可以基本具备用英语直接上手阅读English Bible(NIV水平)和神学英语原典的能力。具体安排:(请见下图)
换言之,本课程实际上可以拆分成两个彼此较为独立的部分,即:
- “通用英语”阶段(如果你只学了这个部分,不考虑第二阶段,仍然可以掌握最基本的英语语言的听、说、读、写能力,对你的生活与工作,包括对孩子的英语启蒙,都是很有帮助的。),和
- “神学阅读”阶段(在你具备了前一阶段的语言能力的基础上,我们尝试用英语来直接赏析那些以英语为母语地区的作者所撰写的传世经典)。
为什么要开设这门课?现状:国内严重依赖汉译著作,具备能使用原文基本读懂原典的人很少;困境:正版译著价格高、渠道窄、风险大,一句话,购买成本(各方面的)会越来越高;几个关于翻译的事实:
- 任何翻译(笔译/口译),在不同的程度上,都是译者的诠释,而诠释即意味着某种程度的转译。若读者可以直接阅读原典,则能在很大程度上避免过于依赖译者,和缓慢的汉译过程。
- 仍有大量的英语经典尚未翻译成汉语;而在可预见的将来,这些经典著作/教材仍不大可能在短期内就能汉译,并为我们所使用。
- 译者的神学素养、英语和汉语言的素养、翻译工作的专业素养,对译著的品质有很大的影响。
- 因此,如果我们经过训练,能直接上手阅读原典,将可以渐渐摆脱目前的系统性困境,更好地祝福到我们自己,和我们服事的群体。(想象一下,你可以基本读懂英语的注释书和各科教材。)
适合人群:
- 想要拥有最基本的英语听、说、读、写能力的朋友(对应本课程的“通用英语”阶段)。
- 对阅读神学/哲学/社科原典有兴趣的朋友(对应“神学阅读”阶段)。
- 有意愿和计划入读英语地区Seminary / University的朋友。
课程教材:(“神学阅读”阶段)
美亚简介:
A finalist for the 2019 ECPA Christian Book Awards, Theological English is an advanced ESL textbook that helps non-native English speakers gain access to the rich theology of the Reformed tradition. With 30 lessons covering the major genres of theology (apologetics, biblical studies, church history, systematic theology, and practical theology), Theological English invites students to engage with English while exploring answers to relevant biblical and theological questions. In answering such questions, students encounter passages from theologians in the Reformed tradition, both historical and modern, and build their skills in reading, listening, speaking, and writing English. Students then practice these skills by completing various relevant tasks throughout the textbook. These tasks help students move from learning theological English to using theological English. If you want to study theology in English at an advanced level, this is the text for you.
作者简介:
Pierce Taylor Hibbs (MAR, ThM, Westminster Theological Seminary) is associate director for theological curriculum and instruction in the Theological English Department at Westminster Theological Seminary. He has written several several articles on the doctrine of the Trinity and the language theory of Kenneth Pike. He is also the author of Finding God in the Ordinary and The Speaking Trinity. He writes regularly at piercetaylorhibbs.com.
认识教师(“通用英语”阶段)
认识教师(“神学阅读”阶段)
时间安排:免费试课 10月13日(周一晚)20:30
课程费用(每学期;一年分春、夏、秋3个学期,参上图)
课程群:(入群请注明“英语课”)
好了,我们这次的两门课程就介绍到这里了。
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