Competency Profiles as Basis for Course Design of the MA in Transformational Urban
Course: TUL505 TUL505 Language and Culture Acquisition
CompID Competency Skill Knowledge Value Character
259
Has love of own culture Can write about historic formation Knows core cultural elements and Values strong cultural Awareness of context

of own culture values heritage identity
40
Respects other cultures Biblical Basis for respect for all Respect for other cultures Open to Reason (James
41
Identified with an Commitment to the Compassion

oppressed/disenfranchised oppressed

cultural group
45
Relates comfortably to a cross Cross-cultural team experience Empathy

cultural team
85
Experience in community-based Experience in cross-cultural

cross cultural living community
91
Knows the host culture Able to graph on one page Cultural analysis theory

primary characteristics, values,

norms and social structures of
244
Able to quickly learn basics of Brewsters initial language learning Initial language learning

target language techniques
92
Willing to identify with the host Crucial areas of identification in Application of the cross to Seeks to die to self

culture host culture. strongly held cultural
93
Practices initial language learning Continuous learner of new Brewsters techniques of daily Hardworking (2 Tim 2:4)

skills language language learning
94
Knows how to manage culture Has sufficient self-knowledge to Comprehensive understanding of Patience (Gal 5:22,23)

shock moderate effects of culture nature, causes and cures for

shock to manageable levels culture shock
124
Values all without racial prejudice Affirmative of all people Nature of racial prejudice, Biblical The worth of each Impartiality (James 3:17)

responses individual; the value of

common grace in each

culture
125
Willing to be incarnational in Adaptation of clothing , food and To become all things to all Humility (James 3:17)

lifestyle; clothing, food &externals living conditions to a host culture men
126
Confronts cross-cultural Identifies and discusses Cross-Cultural conflict resolution Patience (Gal 5:22,23)

communication problems communications difficulties

cross-culturally
127
Interprets verbal and non-verbal Interprets verbal and non-verbal Non-verbal cultural language of

messages within host culture messages within host culture host culture
249
Can quickly analyse core values Can quickly analyse core values Cultural analysis theory and

of another culture of another culture
131
Disciplined and persistent in Sustainas a pattern of daily attern of language larning routines Self-Control (Gal 5:22,23)

language learning language learning
141
Experienced in language learning Complete mastery of language at

a preaching level
140
Recognises idiomatic gestures idioms of host language

and terms
132
Knows the techniques of Knows the techniques of language

language acquisition acquisition
133
Is willing to learn language Learner

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