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Top News |
First Intercollegiate Athlete Signs to Play for CIU Rams SoccerClick here to read the full story. |
History In The Making
We are embarking on one of the most exciting chapters in the history of CIU. For the first time in 89 years, CIU will field our first intercollegiate athletic teams in fall 2012. Why athletics at CIU? It fits with our purpose of educating people from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ. Imagine the outreach that student-athletes and coaches can have both at home and abroad using the platform of athletics to share the good news of Jesus Christ
Our Sports
Fall 2012 marks the beginning of an aggressive five-year plan introducing intercollegiate athletics at CIU.
Our League
CIU will compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), whose mission is to use athletic competition as an integral component of education, evangelism, and encouragement.
Our Mascot
The ram was chosen as the CIU mascot for its strength and its biblical significance. Not only are rams known as ferocious defenders of their territory and their flock, the ram is a symbol of God's provision - a foreshadowing of Christ's sacrifice on the cross.
CIU Rams Club
Click here for more information on becoming a founding member of the CIU Rams Club!
Moore Fitness Center
Cheryl Guinther is the communications coordinator for the Alumni Ministries Office of Columbia International University. She serves alumni with genuine personal care and a professional approach developed over years as an executive administrative assistant and missionary. Cheryl worked over six years for a Christian financial management company providing client-care to seniors. As a missionary with Brethren in Christ World Missions in Zambia, Africa, Cheryl managed a mission guesthouse, served with a church team taking the “Jesus Film” to outlying villages, and started a “Reading Room” ministry to help street children return to school. For the last five years, she has been a mentor in the Missions Development Program for Brethren in Christ World Missions. Cheryl and her husband, Peter, moved to Columbia from Mechanicsburg, Penn. in August of 2010 so that Peter could complete his Master of Divinity degree at CIU. She enjoys reading, gardening, volunteering at a women’s shelter, and the close fellowship with her neighbors in the CIU Village.
Cheryl’s favorite Scripture verse is Romans 13:8.
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Applied English
Description:
The Applied English major at Columbia International University prepares students to teach English effectively to nonnative speakers, whether in the United States or abroad, a vocation for which there is an ever-increasing demand, and provides a basis upon which to build, through further study, a career in teaching English to native speakers as well. Students who complete the major earn a certificate in teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) while also gaining a solid foundation in major literary periods and works of Western Civilization in general, and literary works within the English language in particular.
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| Bible and Theology (32 semester hours) | General Education (36 semester hours) |
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For the Applied English major, the following courses are required for the General Education Distribution. Students choose additional courses from each of the Natural Science/Information Science section.
a.) Humanities/Fine Arts:
HIS 2310 United States History and Government
b.) Natural Science/Information Science:
XXX xxxx Natural Science/Information Elective
c.) Social/Behavioral Science:
ICS 3140 Cultural Anthropology
SOC 3740 Marriage and Family
Leadership Development & Christian Service Learning (11 semester hours)
| Leadership Development | Christian Service Learning |
Applied English Major Courses (39 semester hours)
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Designated Electives (6 semester hours)
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Practical Skill Development
Three semester credits of field experience serve as the minimum requirement for the professional majors. Students are encouraged to develop their professional skill in either the marketplace, the ministry or in a mission context. Consult with your program director for additional requirements.
Open Electives (9 semester hours)
Opportunities:
- Teach English in other countries: The degree’s combination of literature, education and TEFL courses uniquely prepares students to teach English with excellence and understanding, a practical and exciting ability in a world where English is in much demand. Many positions are available at schools seeking well trained English teachers with a bachelor’s degree and training in TEFL.
- Go on for graduate studies: Students with an Applied English Major can pursue graduate studies in English, Linguistics, or Education and find many pre-requisites met by the program’s requirements.
- Teach English in the United States: Due to changing demographics, school districts and places of employment need to prepare non-native English speakers with greater fluency. Although most teaching positions will require further training, many opportunities exist for those trained and willing to serve with excellence.
Faculty:
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Steve Baarendse English Minor Program Coordinator Steve was born and raised in Austria, where his parents served as missionaries. Before joining CIU’s undergraduate faculty in 2001, he studied literature and art at Taylor University and Indiana University in the Midwest, and taught third culture kids at Black Forest Academy in Germany.... |
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Joe LeTexier TEFL Minor Program Coordinator Joe is a native of northwest Minnesota who enjoys the game of ice hockey and playing the guitar. He met his wife Susana, a native of Spain, while serving there as a missionary in 1991. Joe and his wife are fluent in both English and Spanish, and are raising their children in a bilingual... |
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Mark Wenger Applied English Program Coordinator Raised by missionary parents in Costa Rica and Mexico, Mark grew up speaking English and Spanish and developed an abiding fascination with languages. Over the years he has studied Chinese, Korean, and, most recently, Hebrew. He and his wife -- raised as an MK in Zimbabwe -- served for two... |