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| Tip #6:
Jesus Film
The film "Jesus Film" is available on the Internet in many languages. This
is the story from Luke and is judged to be very good until the end message.
The end message is an appeal to become a Christian, but it fails to teach
how to become a Christian correctly. The usual "evangelical message" to
receive Jesus and be saved is the content. Forgiveness is promised by a
simple receiving by saying a prayer, the believer's prayer.
This film has been shown in many foreign countries with a significant
response. It will bring students to you where you can teach the Bible's
message of "repentance and baptism" for the remission of sin and to receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).
In offering this film to your student, you
should have a good relationship and have studied through the WEI Advanced
Book 1, New Birth.
You may find this ending a risk and chose not to
use the film; however, it has brought students to us with softened hearts.
Ask God for wisdom as you exercise this available film.
Click here to see the film:
Jesus Film
Author: Bob
Patterson, weibp@aol.com
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Tip #7: ETR (Easy-To-Read) Bibles
are ideal for your WEI
students. Students reading the Bible in English for the first time will be
greatly aided by a
gift of an ETR Bible. The
Easy-to-Read Bible uses fewer and simpler words in it's translation
without doing violence to the text. In fact, the
meaning is often more clear, and
easier for the student to grasp.
For example:
Genesis 1:1 "God made the sky and earth. At first, 2 the earth was
completely empty..."
Matthew 5:3 "People that
know they have great spiritual needs are blessed. The kingdom of heaven
belongs to those people."
John 1:1 "Before the
world began, the Word* was there. The Word was there with God. The Word
was God."
Acts 2:38 "Peter said to
them, 'Change your hearts and lives and be baptized,* each one of you, in
the name of Jesus Christ. Then God will forgive your sins, and you will
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.*
1 Peter 3:21 "That water is like baptism that now saves you. Baptism is
not the washing of dirt from the body. Baptism is asking God for a pure
heart. It saves you because Jesus Christ was raised from death."
I found students in Albania, where reading in English is premium in
their post Communist culture. They want to read the Bible in English.
Students with several years English in school
read the ETR Bible with vigor.
Students will read and mark selected
scriptures with a passion for more. Within a few days some
will read and mark half the entire New Testament. Be sure and give
them a yellow highlighter
and give them permission to mark whatever seems important as they read for
the first time.
The ETR has a good index with page numbers. Students can learn the books
of the Bible from this index. There is a wonderful Introduction to the
Bible in the front of the ETR Bible. It is only 10 pages long and makes
very good reading during a class time or as an assignment. The
introductions tells the story of the Bible.
Idea! Why not use the ETR Bible and
the WEI lessons in your regular youth curriculum, or even adult classes?
The WEI Basic Bible Course surveys the Bible from Genesis 1 to Acts 20
and uses the ETR Bible for quotations.
ETR Bibles are available from WEI. Cost
of an ETR Bible is $6. Mailing of Bibles to your foreign
students will cost about $6 each. (See
Tip 4). Your students will be blessed with this gift.
To mail by International Air mail plan on about $10
- $12.
Author: Bob Patterson,
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Tip
#8: Using e-mail to send WEI lessons
can shorten the time for
processing lessons from several weeks to only a few minutes of your time
while maintaining the personal relationship with your student. Savings in
mailing cost is an added bonus for your budget allowing you to take on
even more students.
Learning at "remote learning centers" is increasing with the growth of the
internet and e-mail industry. In some countries, students send
and receive e-mail almost daily. To accommodate e-mail students, Jan Towel
has converted all the WEI lessons into an e-mail format.
If you are
interested in receiving these lessons, you need to do the following:
Qualify
to be an e-mail teacher
by completing and submitting
the registration form,
Review the process with
Jan Towel who is an experienced
teacher using e-mail,
Have sent to you
the lessons by e-mail, and
Correspond with your
students just as you would if you
were mailing printed lessons, but much quicker and with a lot less
expense.
Register
as an EMAIL Teacher -
Click here
FREQUENTLY
ASK QUESTIONS
- What does
it take to teach by e-mail?
If you have a computer, a
love for the Lord and the lost you can decide to use it to teach
students. All you need to know is how to cut and paste lessons into an
e-mail letter and send it.
- How much time
does it take?
You can send a lesson in about 5 minutes. Grading of the lessons is
about the same as receiving the lessons returned by any other method.
But, you don't have to stuff envelopes nor go to the post office. You
might get into a live discussion with a student with "Instant message"
and spend a extra minutes with each lesson. Overall, you will save a lot
of time using e-mail teaching!
- How much
does it cost?
There is a significant savings using e-mail. Books and mailing by
snail-mail comes to about $30 per student where e-mail cost you nothing
where you already have an internet service provider. Internet
service providers like AOL cost $10 to $21.95 per month. Likely, you
already have an ISP, so the added use for teaching is zero.
- What is
the advantage for students?
Now, here is an advantage!
Many students cannot afford postage. Of course, they have to have access
to a computer. Some have access at their school. The students you will
teach by e-mail will be on-line already and computer use for WEI lessons
will cost them very little depending upon their own situation.
- How do I get
started?
First, you need to be a registered teacher with WEI. Second, you need to
have some students. Third, you need the lessons that are configured for
e-mailing. Then, you boot up and communicate with friendliness,
sincerity and ease.
- How do I get
lessons on my PC?
Before asking Jan to send e-mail lessons, please register and consult
with Bob Towell (BobTowell@aol.com). Then,
send your request by e-mail to Jan Towell at
jrtowell@aol.com. Jan is
teaching by e-mail. Jan has e-mail students in Haiti, Madagascar,
Argentina, Georgia, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Romania, Moldova and many
more nations. Jan
loves to help.
- How do you
recruit e-mail students?
Jan says that advertising can be done along with WEI advertising by
missionaries in the field.
ADD THIS LINE TO YOUR INVITATION, INTRODUCTORY LESSON OR "WELCOME"
LETTER
STUDY ENGLISH & BIBLE
by e-MAIL
"WEI offers all
English and Bible lessons by e-mail. If you have e-mail and would
like to have an e-mail teacher assigned to you, simply respond to this
invitation. Address your response to
jrtowell@aol.com. Our e-mail
coordinator will get back to you quickly and your first lesson will be
sent to you at electronic speed! When you have completed the lesson,
e-mail it to your assigned e-mail teacher."
Now, that's fast!
Register as an EMAIL
Teacher - Click here
Author: Bob Patterson,
weibp@aol.com
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Tips: click >> Religions in
History:
Tip # 16:
The Orthodox Church
A comparison of the
teaching of The Orthodox Church and the church of Christ will help you
target the issues when showing students where they stand in the biblical
teachings. Click on Religions in History above.
Tip # 17: The
Muslim Faith
Here are some points to consider for the Muslim faith based on the Koran.
Additionally, are 3 handouts to our Muslim friends authored by Gene
Banister.
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Tip #
18:
Message To New & Prospective E-Mail Teachers
We want to thank you for your willingness to
serve as e-mail teachers of World English Institute. WEI is
one way to reach the lost with the saving message of the gospel. And, e-mail
is one means of sowing the seed. It is only in the last FEW years that such
a tool has been available. As God said to Moses, "What is in your hand?" so
He says to all to whom He has given tools which may be used for His
purposes. E-mail is one tool we have in our hands.
It is suggested that each teacher acquire a complete set of the hard copies
of WEI so you can see the "whole picture." Each teacher should have in his
computer all WEI lessons, each filed individually so they can be readily
accessed for use.
(go-to Order Blank)
We will give specific guidance with any questions you may have, but a few
general suggestions are necessary as you begin. These are not in order of
importance; ALL are important.
1. Be committed. If you do not have
time to answer a student promptly, do not accept him/her. E-mail
students expect quick responses. It's best not to wait more than 2 or 3
days.
2. Familiarize yourself with the WEI lessons before beginning.
If you disagree with anything in any of the lessons,
learn that before accepting students. If you do not agree with the
overall concept of teaching Bible & English lessons together, decide that
before accepting students.
3. Although our main goal is teaching the gospel, the main goal of
beginning students may very well be improving their
English grammar & usage. That is part of this course.
We promise to help them with that and we must
maintain the integrity of WEI by doing it. Students do not learn just from
the lessons; they also learn from corresponding with a person whose first
language is English. Since grammar and usage may not always be perfect, we
need to be especially mindful of our grammar, spelling, etc. If your e-mail
does not have spell check & you're not a particularly "good speller," it may
be helpful to compose your messages in your word processor first & then copy
& paste into the e-mail message. Another thing we need to remember is that
we UNTHINKINGLY use idioms that, when translated literally, make no sense
whatsoever to someone studying English as a second language. In writing,
there's hardly a paragraph goes by ("goes by"?) that I don't pick up ("pick
up" - there's another one!) something that the student may scratch his head
over ("over"?) See what I mean??? Don't be afraid to write naturally to your
students! They learn English (or at least American) from these things too,
but .... just be aware. We may write with all sorts of slang, cutesy ways of
saying things, and abbreviations to each other, but try to avoid that with
students.
4. Try to establish a relationship with your student. We
are not just "grading lessons." Show a genuine interest in your student by
sharing things about yourself (your interests, activities, etc.) and asking
them to do the same. Some may want to stay strictly with sending and
receiving lessons, but most will appreciate your personal interest. They
love to have a photo of you. You may be able to attach a snapshot to an
e-mail or you may want to send air mail to their regular postal address.
Many will respond by sending you a photo of them and this exchange will make
you both more real to each other.
We may think of other things we need to share with you
in the future, but these will get you started. If you have any questions,
write me or Bob Patterson at the above addresses.
Author: Jan Towell,
jrtowell@aol.com (Jan Towell)
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Tip # 19: Enhance Your Lessons With
Scripture When
teaching WEI lessons, the teacher will often complete the English lessons
leaving most of the hour for Bible study. Depending upon the student's pace,
the Bible study may be reviewed and the quiz graded before the hour is up,
assuming you are face-to-face in a study. Here are several
suggestions you may use to round out the hour in a profitable way.
1. Have the student
read with you the Introduction to the Easy-to-Read Bible. This section gives
a very good overview of what the Bible is all about -- the story line. It's
only 9 pages long, and may take several days of study time to complete. Time
taken to answer questions and give meaning will enhance your WEI lessons.
Showing the pages of the Bible that covers each part of the overview will
teach the student about the Bible. For example, compare the Old
Testament to the New Testament with "Someone is coming," and "Someone has
come!"
2. You will
find meaningful references at the end of each lesson in the WEI lessons.
Helping the student look up these references will give them experience in
using their Bible. This is premium time with the student.
3. For students eager to learn the Bible, you can venture into
scriptures relevant to the lesson.
Example 1: In Book 1, Lesson 1, you may enhance the message "We will make
man a copy of ourselves. Man will be like us."
Example 2: In Lesson 2, "Thus God made Adam and Even in his own image. God
made them as a copy of himself," found in the section The Two Became One.
Scriptures and comments you may find useful can be found by clicking here.
ENRICHMENTS FOR WEI LESSONS
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Tip # 20 Christian Apologetics
Tailoring each answer to your
students may require some research on your part, especially if you grew up
in the church and even more so if you are not in touch with science and
the world education. We are preparing brief articles and web links to aid
you in your search for answers to questions like...
- What about evolution?
- How do you know that
Jesus actually walked the earth?
- Where did the Bible come
from?
- Can I believe the Bible?
- Why are there so many
English translations of the Bible?
- Where do I get reliable
information, videos, and tapes that I can trust?
Click here to get go to the "Apologetics" page.
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Tip # 21:
Email & PC Skills - FAQ
(Frequently Ask Questions)
1. QUESTION: WHERE SHOULD I STORE MY LESSONS ON
MY COMPUTER?
ANSWER: Put them under a folder named WEI and then into
four separate subfolders on your hard drive.
C:\My Documents\WEI\WEI lessons\Basic English
C:\My Documents\WEI\WEI lessons\Basic Bible
C:\My Documents\WEI\WEI lessons\Advanced English
C:\My Documents\WEI\WEI lessons\Advanced Bible
2.
QUESTION: WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO SEND LESSONS ON THE PC?
ANSWER:
1. The better of two ways is to
copy/paste a single lesson into the email message. Sending a single
lesson in each email message helps the student be organized. Also, many
email systems limit the number of pages that can be emailed in a single
message.
2. Only attach your lessons if the
student prefers this method. Many students will not know how to
download an attached lessons, they may not have the software to read your
file, and they will not know how to attach the quiz to return it. Attached
files will require more file management.
3. Save your file as a *.txt or
*.rtf file so that the recipient can open it in any word processor.
They will have to have at least the version of Word that you have if you
save it as *.doc. So, save it in the other format and send that formatted
file as an attachment.
3. QUESTION: HOW DO I COPY PASTE?
ANSWER: Your PC has a special memory where you can
temporarily (copy to) store text and from which you can
transfer it to the email message window (paste into).
First, you select the text you want to copy. This may be the entire lesson
or only the quiz, a word, phrase or paragraph. Use the left button of the
mouse to select the part you want to copy and then use the right button to
perform the copy and paste functions. Do it this way:
1. Open a lesson with your word processor. You may use
Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, or another word processor including
WordPad. Notepad will not allow large files.
2. Note: Your Windows operating system will allow you to
have many files open at a single time. You do not need to close the open
file (lesson) to open your email window.
3. Now, open the email window and prepare it to send,
adding the address and heading. Use a heading that is descriptive of the
lesson such as WEI Book 1, Lesson 1, English or WEI, Book 1, Lesson 1,
Bible.
4. Return to the lesson and "Select All." You may do
this with the left button of the mouse; you may do this by using the pull
down under Edit; or you may use the keyboard Ctrl + A keys simultaneously.
The Ctrl + A is quick and simple. First touch the document with the left
button of the mouse, then, hit Ctrl + A. The selected portion will be
dark.
5. Using the right button and choose "Copy."
6. Now, return to the email window and paste the copied
lesson into mail. How? Click on the email window with the left button and
then with the right mouse button choose "Paste." Its done!
7. Check the lesson to be sure you have made no errors
and then send the message.
4. QUESTION: HOW CAN I SPEED UP SENDING LESSONS?
ANSWER: Some students prefer to have one lesson at a
time; others prefer to have all 7 lessons (an entire book) sent together.
As a teacher, you need to decide what is best in teaching each student.
Don't send all 7 lessons at once if your student will be overloaded and
not study each lesson with you.
ANSWER: If you choose to send all
lessons of a book, open all lessons before beginning the
copy/paste/send process. This will help you keep track and reduce
mistakes. If your email system has a "Send Later" feature, it is
recommended that you use this function so you can double check that they
are all correct before sending. Then, send them together.
5. QUESTION: HOW DO I KEEP MY STUDENT'S FILES
ORGANIZED?
ANSWER: There are several ways from which to choose.
Basically, all files need to be stored in folders with the student's name
on it. What is important to retrieval is the name on each email file.
Label them accordingly as you sent them. Examples
follow:
1. File sent: WEI Book 1, Lesson 1, English
2. File received: The student's title on the quiz email
sent to you.
3. File graded and returned to student: WEI Book 1,
Lesson 1, English - graded.
4. Communication files: add student's name, subject, and
date to each email title sent.
Avoid hitting "Reply" without changing the Title
appropriately. Repeated titles as you send and resend becomes very
confusing.
American On-Line (AOL) will automatically
save all sent and received files to your hard drive. To set it up, go to
My AOL/Preferences/Mail. The files go to your "Personal Filing Cabinet."
These files can be viewed by clicking on "My Files."
AOL Personal Filing Cabinet allows "Adding Folders" and "Find" functions.
Make folders for each student, drag and drop each file to the student's
folder as you operate on it.
6. QUESTION: WHAT IS A *.mim FILE AND HOW DO I
OPEN IT?
ANSWER: When you or your student
sends an attached file from a word processor, the file will be
compressed to transfer faster. The format will be changed from *.doc to
*.ZIP or to *.mim or *.mime. When your student or you receive the *.mim
file, a file converter is required to open it. The converter is another
program. AOL automatically zips and unzips files for attachment or to be
downloaded.
If AOL was unable to decode the mim or mime file, one of the following
programs will allow you to decode it so that you can use it on your
computer. This is true for other ISP (Internet Service Providers) also.
The recommended MIME program that you can download within your email
system
WinZip (Win95, 98 & XP)
Decodes MIME (.MME) as well as compressed ZIP (.zip) files.
Use the Keyword Download to find it. If you are not
using AOL, find WINZIP from the web by searching for WINZIP in
any Internet search engine. Downloading the trial version will get you going. Then, you
should buy the program.
7. QUESTION: HOW CAN I MAKE MY PC RUN FASTER?
ANSWER: Remember your PC's speed is limited by the slowest step in
processing data, just like the weakest link in a chain is where the chain
will break. There are several "weak links" in a PC.
1. Modem speed - upgrade to 57kb/sec., cable, or DSL.
2. Telephone service - find a 57 kb/sec phone number in
your area, if possible. Switch to cable or DSL to increase the Internet
speed by a factor of 15 to 50.
3. PC RAM (random access memory). Windows 95 needs a
minimum of 32 MB RAM just to run windows. Windows 98 needs more. XP
should have 250MB or more. Add RAM up to
these levels.
4. "Windows' Temporary Internet Files" folder can become
overfilled. Delete all files in C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files. This
folder stores everything you have ever looked at on the Internet. It needs
to be purged regularly. This will free up a lot of space in your RAM.
Cookies in this folder can be kept since they are small, but I delete
them. Windows XP has a Disk Clean function. Put it on your desktop and use
it often. How? Find it with Start/Programs, then, Rt button "send to"
desktop.
5. Your PC Start-up files can overload your RAM. Check
the performance of your PC. It should be above 70%. How?
On Win95 and Win98, use Start/Settings/Control
Panel/System/Performance and read the percentage. Note, that the
performance number changes as you open and close programs. To decrease the
number of programs that open when you boot your PC, change the list of
files to be opened when you boot your system. How?
For Windows, use Start/Run/and type in msconfig (do not include C:\).
A configuration window will open. Go to the Startup tab and check only the
minimum programs needed to be open. You can always open a program later as
you need it. This is especially needed for Windows XP that will open
nearly all of your programs even if they are not needed. This eats up
memory fast!
Work out your lesson management procedures and stay with them for greatest
satisfaction and results.
Author: Bob Patterson,
weibp@aol.com
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Tip #22: Email Teacher's Resources (go to Tip#27)
EXAMPLE STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS
(You can copy/paste this
if you wish to save time. Fix it to suit yourself.)
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First:
I recommend that you create folders on your computer for your lessons such
as
C:\My Documents\WEI\WEI Lessons\Filename.
You may choose to save all your lessons and the quizzes that are returned to
you.
I recommend that you copy each lesson into your favorite word processor to
work on it. Indicate your answers in the quiz. Write out your answers to the
Thought Questions. You may ask any question you want at any time.
When you are ready to send the quiz, please send the quiz portion only. It
is easily done by a copy/paste procedure. If you need help, please feel free
to ask for instructions. I am here to support you.
Second:
Do the Introductory lesson and send to me the quiz portion. Just copy/paste
the quiz portion and email it to me.
I will grade your quiz and return the lesson to you. Then, I will send the
next lesson.
Third:
Keep working on lesson 1. Do the English and then the Bible.
I need to confirm how I can send postal mail to you. Your cassette No. 1
will be in the mailed as soon as you confirm the address.
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WEI's Advanced English lessons are not suitable by email,
but the Advanced Bible is to be sent by email.
The books are called,
Advanced English Book 1 -- Listening,
Advanced English Book 2 -- Writing
Advanced English Book 3 -- Vocabulary & Reading.
Both cassette tapes may be sent to each student by the WEI email
administrator. Teachers must request the Advanced tape from
jrtowell@aol.com.
Tell your student the cassette tape is on the way and to let you
know when he/she receives it.
WEI's tapes may be listened to on the web
if the student's computer has a speaker system. Give to them the following
address where they may listen to each tape including the test for Advanced
English, Book 1:
www.weiady.org/tapes\/audio.htm.
RESOURCES ON THE WEB -
Benchmark these
for quick access home or away from home.
How to find a church in your city.
Check the links
section in this website. Ask Jan, Dick Ady, other teachers, or me for help
before sending the student an address. It is best to contact the missionary
personally even if it takes snail mail. Anticipate this delay and write that
letter ahead of time if you think you will need the contact. Remember to
"water thoroughly."
Links (go to site map)
* World Religions - links to ACU and goes from there.
* Denominational errors -- know your Bible before using another's materials.
* Bible study tools on the web -- many translations, concordances,
dictionaries, etc.
* Children's Bible Studies
-- useful for English reading practice as well as teaching Bible to children
& adults.
Author: Bob Patterson, weibp@aol.com
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Tip 24 REASONS WHY THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS HARD
TO LEARN (& Hard to Teach)
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was
time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Author:
Galanell Pamplin
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Tip 25
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR ALL eMAIL TEACHERS – August 04
PLEASE READ THIS UPDATE.
CONTENTS
Part 1 Agreements
*Welcome to eMAIL Evangelism!
* Agreements
Part 2 Process of Teaching
Part 3 -- Supplies
* Ordering WEI materials for yourself
* Receiving lessons for eMAIL
* Saving your work
* Making backups and about viruses
* Hard copies for your students
* ETR Bibles and payment
* Diplomas
Part 4 – Starting your
student
* Don’t wait
* Your introductory welcome
* Jump starting a student
* Help them get started right.
* Give instructions if needed – filing, editing, sending & receiving.
* Give copy/paste instructions if needed.
* Sending lessons
* Sending Book 2, English, Lesson 3 – Special case of long messages
Part 5 – Teaching Grammar
* Teach English with proper English
* Correct their grammar: “GRAMMAR HELP”
Part 6 – The TOEFL
* The TOEFL exam
* Order Books early: When you get to Book 3, Lesson 5, order Advanced
English
* Ordering WEI materials & ETR BIBLES – for your student
Part 7 – Resources
* Group eMAIL
* Resources on the web
Part 8 – Guidelines for
watering
Part 9 – Special Cases
Vietnam
Administration of eMail Students and Teachers
Part 10 -- Dealing
with Computer Viruses
Part 1 – Agreements
WELCOME TO eMAIL EVANGELISM!
eMAIL teaching is not the same as postal mail.
a. Student expectations are higher. Quick replies are expected.
b. Our students come for English; so, we are obligated to teach them
English grammar
c. Friendship is often possible. Photos can be exchanged. Instant Message
conversations are possible.
d. Global time differences range from 5 to 17 hours. They may send at 3 AM
your time, for example.
e. Student’s available computer may be restricted or even disappear.
f. Student’s mail servers are often unreliable. Lessons may be lost. SPAM
blocking of your mail occurs. HTML settings can alter quote marks, etc.
g. Postal mailing of tapes and books may be inspected and rejected. Expect
3 – 4 weeks delivery.
h. Students may be in a restricted nation and at risk politically and
religiously. Student may be an informer.
i. The Islam (Muslim) community can impose severe life threats and death
if a student is detected.
Only qualified teachers are part of this program – James 3:1
Teachers are powerful! Like the rudder on a ship or a match in the forest!
The basic measures:
1. Be a member of God’s Kingdom – the church of Christ.
2. Have Bible teaching experience, especially with young adults.
3. Have read WEI books: Law 1 of "The 7 Laws of Teaching," reads, "The
teacher must know what they are to teach." Most Bible teachers can manage
WEI lessons without concern. But, what do these books contain? Are you in
agreement?
4. Must be willing to sign the “Agreement statement.”
5. American English is the teacher’s native language – capability to teach
English is implied.
6. Have a PC, not a WebPC without a hard drive.
7. Checks eMAIL daily.
AGREEMENT
"World English Institute and Bible Correspondence School is an outreach
ministry of the Metro Church of Christ in Gresham, Oregon. We ask that you
carefully read all six Bible course books before you begin corresponding
with any student. WEI wishes to prevent all problems that may occur
because of your personal understanding, views or disagreement with
teachings in any of the material. By this agreement, you are saying that
you will work with WEI to achieve the purpose of spreading the gospel into
all the world without compromising any Biblical truth as presented in WEI
materials. After reading all the materials, if you find this agreement
unsatisfactory, please do not register. All course material is copyrighted
and cannot be changed or edited in any way."
Part 2 – Process of Teaching
TEACHING PROCESS FLOW
1. REGISTRATION JUMP START – Welcome & Introductory Lesson
a. Registration is received from the web.
b. Welcome and Introductory Lesson are sent.
c. Student replies with Introductory Lesson quiz and confirmed address.
d. Introductory Lesson is graded and returned to the student.
e. A teacher is assigned to the student for 1-on-1 studies.
f. Registration, returned Introductory Lesson and all correspondence is
sent to the new teacher.
2. BASIC COURSE – Teacher takes over.
a. New teacher sends personal welcome. Builds relationship.
b. New teacher sends English, Lesson 1 & Bible, Lesson 1.
c. Student returns Lesson quizzes.
d. Teacher grades quizzes, answers questions, and makes comments.
e. Teacher returns quizzes and sends Lessons 2, English & Bible. With
discretion, teacher may send all 7 lessons at once for students who are
advanced in English. It is recommended that Bible lessons be sent one at a
time.
f. Teacher may send ETR Bible, but likely wait until interest has been
demonstrated. Consider the cost factor.
g. Teacher may send Tape No. 1 at any time. Cost is to be absorbed by
teacher. Student is not to pay. Consider cost factor when student fails to
continue. Note: the tapes can be listened to on the web. Click on “Audio.”
h. Teacher continues studying Books 2 and 3.
PREPARE FOR ADVANCED ENGLISH – 1ST TOEFL STUDY
1) Early mailing: At Book 3, Lesson 5, teacher mails Advanced ENGLISH Book
1. The student will do much better with the hard copy. Teacher may EMAIL
it as an attachment. It may be necessary.
2) Advanced ENGLISH Book 1 (Listening) and Tape No. 2 are airmailed. Use
of the web audio is recommended where the student has web access and a
computer with audio capability.
3) Teacher may order ETR Bible to be mailed. Depends upon student
interest.
COMPLETE BASIC COURSE -- DIPLOMA
1) Teacher continues through Basic Book 3 (7 lessons).
2) Teacher sends diploma by postal mail for Basic Course. Emailed image
with names written in can be done when the students has a good printer.
3) Teacher begins search for missionary to make personal contact for
closure. This may take a lot of lead-time.
3. ADVANCED BIBLE – BOOK 1 -- NEW BIRTH (4th Book)
a. Teacher sends Advanced Bible lessons, Book 1 -- NEW BIRTH. Multiple
lessons may be sent.
b. Teacher continues through Advanced Bible - NEW BIRTH.
c. Teacher may send ETR Bible (recommended) with instructions on how to
use it.
d. Teacher need not grade Advanced English. Student has grading sheets.
PREPARE FOR ADVANCED ENGLISH – 2nd TOEFL STUDY
1) Early mailing: At NEW BIRTH, Lesson 6, teacher airmails Advanced
ENGLISH Book 2. EMAIL as an attachment is possible and may be necessary.
2) Advanced ENGLISH Book 2 (Structure & Written Expression) is airmailed.
3) Teacher may order ETR Bible (highly recommended) with instructions on
how to use it.
4. ADVANCED BIBLE – BOOK 2 -- NEW LIFE (5th Book)
a. Teacher sends Advanced Bible lessons, Book 2 -- NEW LIFE. Multiple
lessons may be sent.
b. Teacher continues through Advanced Bible - NEW LIFE.
PREPARE FOR ADVANCED ENGLISH – 3rd TOEFL STUDY
1) Early mailing: At NEW LIFE, Lesson 6, teacher airmails Advanced ENGLISH
Book 3. EMAIL as an attachment is possible and may be necessary.
2) Advanced ENGLISH Book 3 (Vocabulary & Reading Comprehension) is
airmailed.
3) Teacher may order ETR Bible (highly recommended) with instructions on
how to use it.
5. ADVANCED BIBLE – BOOK 3 – THE CHURCH (6th Book) AND DIPLOMA
a. Teacher sends Advanced Bible lessons, Book 3 -- THE CHURCH. Multiple
lessons may be sent.
b. Teacher continues through Advanced Bible - THE CHURCH.
c. Teacher sends diploma by postal mail for Advanced Course. Emailed image
with names written in can be done when the students has a good printer.
CLOSURE
At appropriate times, the teacher enlists others to find missionary
contact in student’s country for closure. Campaigners travel to some
countries at various times, especially in July – September and may make
contacts.
Businessmen travel and may make contacts at various times in the year.
NOTE: serious English students will want help preparing for the TOEFL.
Timing is important to them and they often do not have enough time to
complete WEI’s English course before the TOEFL. Make the decision of how
to help them – grading their essays, etc. Keeping them studying Bible.
NOTE: serious Bible studies will challenge the student to confirm their
faith and willingness to obey. Language differences must be taken into
account to assure understanding. When they say that they understand, they
may not understand. Cultural differences must be strongly considered in
all correspondence. The student may be at serious risk with their
government and even with their own family and friends for studying the
Bible.
REMEMBER, without a strong relationship established, the student may have
little reason to listen to your persuasions.
Part 3 -- Supplies
GET YOUR OWN WEI LESSON HARD COPIES, GRADING SHEETS, TAPES & DIPLOMAS
You will need a hard copy set of books. You should have both tapes. For
each student that completes the course, you will need two diplomas. Order
them from WEI by mail, phone or FAX. Or, order them from the EMAIL
administrator by eMAIL.
An order blank and prices are on the web under supplies.
Order the following:
Set of six Books (English and Bible) and tapes: Part number
SEb
Grading Keys: Part numbers TGE, GKAB, and GKAE
Diplomas: Part numbers ED, and AED
World English Institute
1525 NW Division
Gresham OR 97030
USA
Phone: 503-661-0348
FAX: 503-666-8309
EMAIL orders to weiady@aol.com
with “Order” in the Subject line.
Credit cards are not accepted.
You will be billed for the books and tapes ($7.75 with 10 diplomas each).
Postage cost will be added to the bill.
You will be billed at the end of the month and payment will be due then.
RECEIVING LESSONS FOR EMAIL
1. Lessons will be eMAILed to you to get you started.
2. A floppy of all lessons will be sent to you. Watch for the latest
update and version.
3. Saving your work: Regularly make backup copies of all student
communications. Save to a floppy, another hard drive or other device.
HARD COPIES & ETR BIBLES FOR YOUR STUDENTS
1. Normally, hard copies are not sent to eMAIL students.
2. With “Jump Starting” the cassette Tape No. 1 may not be mailed.
3. To control quality, hard copies of the Advanced English and Tape No. 2
are airmailed where possible.
4. ETR Bibles are available and must be requested by the teacher. A Bible
is recommended with the Advanced Lessons.
PAYMENT FOR MATERIALS
1. Payment for supplies is often budgeted by churches as Mission Money.
Teachers who cannot pay are not required to pay. Students are not to pay.
The course is offered FREE!
2. If you cannot pay for books and Bibles (ETR Bible cost is approximately
$16.50 each mailed by International Airmail -- $6 material + $10.50
shipping), negotiate payment with the present Administrator, Bob Towell at
BobTowell@aol.com.
The ETR Bible is the Easy-To-Read version of both OT and NT that is quoted
in WEI’s lessons. It is a reliable version. If you want to see more of it,
go to Tips for Teachers. See the index.
DIPLOMAS
Your student expects a diploma at the end of the Basic Course and another
at the end of the Advanced Course. Get these from Oregon. Mail the
appropriate diploma at the appropriate time.
Part 4 – Starting your student
DO NOT WAIT TO SEND LESSONS TO YOUR STUDENT
Order your lesson books, but do not wait to send lessons to your student.
YOUR INTRODUCTORY WELCOME
At the outset, introduce yourself simply. Assume that your student speaks
and reads English poorly. So, use short sentences and give very little
detail about yourself. Make an effort to become their friend. There will
be many times later where you can tell all about your degrees, your
accomplishments, and your high paying job should it become important. You
may never reveal this kind of detail. Consider that an American is rich
and affluent in their eyes and too much detail can make them jealous or
simply unable to communicate. Instead, tell them that you like to be
simple and want to be their friend. Offer to answer their questions about
getting started. Feedback from the field indicates that we need to be
simpler in giving instructions. In suggesting that they send their
photograph, be careful not to make them obligated to you. They may not
have a way to scan a photograph or maybe they don’t have a camera. One or
two short paragraphs in your welcome will work best of all.
JUMP STARTING A STUDENT – IS DONE FOR YOU
A new student needs immediate attention. To "jump start" new students, the
Welcome Letter and Introductory lesson is sent to them by Bob Towell. When
the lesson is returned, we grade it and return it to the student. You will
receive the graded Introductory Lesson with comments to the student when
it is returned. All personal information and correspondence to the student
will be sent to you. Then it will be your turn to send the English and
Bible lessons with your personal welcome.
HELP THEM GET STARTED PROPERLY
We recommend that you send one lesson at a time at first, i.e., English
Book 1, Lesson 1, and Bible Book 1, Lesson No. 1. Increase the number of
lessons, as you know your student. Work up to 7, the entire book to reduce
your workload.
Some students are motivated to do one lesson at a time -- Filipinos
especially. Receiving more than one lesson is an overload and they might
quit. Some want the whole Book -- all 7 lessons at once (14 actually). If
you delay, they may quit. Start slowly and escalate. Or, they may want to
move faster because they are smart or in need to meet a deadline. They
might not be as inquisitive and will miss some Bible message when allowed
to go too fast. Plant and water is the rule! Talk with them.
Let them know that you are sending the following books:
English Book 1, Lesson 1, and
Bible Book 1, Lesson 1
GIVE INSTRUCTIONS IF NEEDED
You probably don't need to send how-to instructions. If you do, you can
send the following steps to your student. Edit the instructions to suit
yourself and send them if it becomes advisable.
MYOUR LESSONSANAGING
STEP 1: Copy/paste your lesson into your word processor. (See below to
learn how to copy & paste.)
We recommend you copy each lesson into your favorite word processor to
work on it.
STEP 2: Save the Lesson.
If you are working on a computer in an Internet Café, ask if they can
print your eMAIL. It is usually available to you. Also, ask them to help
you copy the lesson to a floppy.
If you have your own computer, create folders on your hard drive and file
your lessons there. In Microsoft Windows, folders might be…
C:\My Documents\WEI Lessons\Filename. Use Windows Explorer to make folders
and to copy/paste files. You may choose to save all lessons and the
quizzes that are returned to you.
STEP 3: Study your lesson.
Study the English lesson first and then the Bible lesson. The English
lesson has new vocabulary to learn. When you have studied the lessons and
are ready to send the answers, edit the quiz indicating your answers in
the quiz. Write out your answers to the Thought Questions. You may ask any
question you want in the quiz section to be sent to your teacher.
STEP 4: Send your quizzes.
Please send the answers only and not the entire lesson. It is easily done
by a copy/paste procedure.
Please, do not send attachments unless your teacher agrees with you to
send attachments. Attachments of photos are acceptable.
You may wish to do all of your work inside the eMAIL window. To send only
the quiz, first select it. Then, in the “Return” mode, you can edit and
type in your answers to the quiz.
Put in the Subject window: WEI Book No., English or Bible, Lesson
No.
Keep this format for all lessons.
Lessons for C-hina should NOT have anything in
the subject line for security reasons. You might make it Hello from Bob.
STEP 5: Reviewing your quizzes.
You teacher will grade your lesson, answer your questions, and return it
to you. When you receive it, save it. Review the quiz and the lesson being
sure you understand the lesson. You may ask questions any time.
COPY & PASTE PROCEDURE
Your PC has a special memory where you can temporarily store text (copy
to) and from which you can paste to a word processor or to the eMAIL
message window (paste into).
HOW?
ANSWER: Select the text you want to copy using the LEFT mouse button and
drag over the part. Open the other window where you want to paste. Paste
the copy into the desired window using the RIGHT mouse button.
You can copy/past the entire lesson or only the quiz, a paragraph, phrase,
a word, or even just a letter.
Use the LEFT button of the mouse to select the part you want to copy and
then use the RIGHT button to perform the copy and paste steps.
DO IT THIS WAY:
1. Open a lesson in eMAIL or in your word processor.
2. Note: Your Windows operating system will allow you to have many
files open at a single time. You do not need to close the open file
(lesson) to open the other window.
Use Alt-Tab to go between your word processor and mail or another file
that is open.
3. "Select" the part you want to copy.
You may do this with the LEFT button of the mouse and drag over the text
you want to select (the quiz).
OR, you may “SELECT ALL,” by using the pull down under Edit (to select
all),
OR, you may “SELECT ALL,” by using the keyboard Ctrl + A keys
simultaneously (to select all).
4. Return to the other window, eMAIL or word processor window, and
paste the copied lesson into mail. To paste, use the RIGHT mouse button.
Part 5 – Teaching Grammar
TEACH ENGLISH WITH PROPER ENGLISH
Watch those idioms. Watch phrases like "up to speed." The following, "I
put my pants on just like you, one leg at a time" will not be understood.
So, “Fix it!” What does "fix" mean? Watch those word choices. We may use
words talking to each other that we shouldn't use with students.
Write in simple sentence structure at first: subject + predicate. Later,
teach by using more complex sentences. WEI lessons are written in 4th
grade American English. This will be hard for some students and too easy
for others. For the more advanced student, use complex sentences. Use them
accurately to demonstrate proper grammar.
WEI's books are not a bad place to check if you have forgotten a grammar
rule.
Common errors in our culture are “I seen…” for “I saw…”(past tense of
see), “Him and I…,” for “He and I…”and others like this.
Our students came to us for help with English improvement. Don't let them
down -- or WEI!
CORRECT POOR ENGLISH WITH “GRAMMAR HELP”
The “THOUGHT QUESTIONS” of each Bible lesson is the best place to
correct their English. By correcting some or all of their writings in this
section, good progress can be made.
One way to teach grammar to a foreign student is to…
1) Rewrite the sentence and 2) Recite the rules.
Example 1:
Student’s sentence: Whatever happens to me may have God' meanings, so I
should not discourage myself and continue conduct God' commands. God
always bless people who obey him.
GRAMMAR HELP: Whatever happened to me may be for God's purpose, so
I should not be discouraged and should continue to obey God's commands.
God always blesses people who obey him.
++ Sentence structure: Phrase + comma + compound sentence. Keep sentences
simple.
++ Whatever happened…+ (,) + so I should not be discouraged…and should
continue… God …blesses…
++ Use the past tense of happen: happens, happened, will happen – present,
past, and future tense. (Tense tells time.)
++ The possessive of God is God's.
++ Choose the word “purpose” instead of “meaning.” God has a purpose for
you.
++ Use "continue to conduct" or "continue in God's ways" or "continue to
obey." Note the next sentence where you used obey. Keep it the same in
this sentence – to obey.
++ God always blesses... Use 3rd person present tense – God blesses me,
you, and them.
Example 2:
Student’s sentence: Adam and Eve became one because God hopes they love
each other and help each other.
GRAMMAR HELP: Adam and Eve became one, because God hoped that they
would love and help each other.
++ Sentence structure: Simple sentence + preposition + simple sentence.
++ Subject + verb + object + preposition + subject + verb + compliment (or
object)
++ Adam and Eve + became + one + because + God + hoped + that they…
++ Use the paste tense. This story is in the past tense.
++ They became: they are becoming, they became, they will become – present
continuous, past, future tense.
++ Use the past tense: God hopes, God hoped, God will hope -- present,
past, future tense. (Tense tells time.)
Part 6 The TOEFL
THE TOEFL EXAM (TEST OF ENGLISH as a FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
This exam is required to enter universities and colleges in the USA. It is
like the SAT, but much harder. Most of our students have signed up with us
because they want to pass the TOEFL. It is our obligation to help them.
The Advanced English Lessons are designed to help them with this exam.
This may require more English teaching than you prefer, but if you want to
win their souls, this is where you will meet your student. I recommend
that you offer to grade their practice essays. Some may want to establish
an Instant Message connection to you so they can ask questions on-line. To
do this, go to www.yahoo.com or www.msn.com and download the Instant
Message program. You can determine time zones and agree on a time to
correspond by IM. This can be exciting and very rewarding. It will give
you personal time with your student. Most of the time, your conversation
will give you opportunity to influence their love for the gospel.
ORDER ENGLISH BOOKS WHEN YOU GET TO BASIC BOOK 3, LESSON 5
WEI's Advanced English lessons are not suitable
for eMAIL because of the many columns of information. So,
you may choose to send a hard copy or you may negotiate with your
student to send the entire book as an attachment – all 40 pages. Some
countries will not permit postal mail and you will need to negotiate an
attachment. Tape No. 2 is recommended for Advanced Book 1; however, the
text is in their material. Another could read it to them.
But, the ADVANCED BIBLE LESSONS are to be sent by
eMAIL.
We recommend that orders for the Advanced English books be placed early.
For Advanced Book 1 – Listening, order at the completion of Basic Book 3,
Lesson 5. International Airmail takes 3-4 weeks for delivery to your
student.
Note: mail to some countries may never be delivered. Nigeria does not
allow mail from the USA. Iran listens to every tape entering the country.
Alternatives are attachment or a missionary who can mail it inside the
country. A missionary may take several months or even longer to deliver.
God will find a way if you persist!
Note: if all 3 English books are sent at one time, you may never hear from
your student again. Keep them studying Bible as they study the Advanced
English lessons.
Advanced English Book 1 – Listening + Tape No. 2. Order early.
Advanced English Book 2 – Writing. Order early.
Advanced English Book 3 -- Vocabulary & Reading. Order early.
At this point, tell your student that the Advanced English books and
cassette tape are on the way and ask them to let you know when he/she
receives it.
Part 7 – Resources
GROUP eMAIL
A private group eMAILing address is available for those who subscribe.
This is a closed group where you may send mail to all teachers. In turn,
you will receive all mail sent to the group. You can ask for help in
answering questions of your student, in finding a missionary for your
student, to distribute WEI related information to the group, and to
receive updates on teaching. Use it meaningfully. It’s for you.
To subscribe, send an empty message to weieMAILteachers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Upon acceptance by our administrator, you can send and receive.
Privacy note: not all eMAIL teachers have registered. At anytime, you can
view the eMAIL addresses of registered teachers by going to
www.yahoogroups.com. You may unsubscribe at anytime without
approval.
To Subscribe: weieMAILteachers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To post a message: weieMAILteachers@yahoogroups.com
To unsubscribe: weieMAILteachers-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
RESOURCES ON THE WEB
Benchmark these for quick access at home or away from home.
1. Supplies: http://www.weiady.org/supplies/supplies_ordering_how.htm
2. PC Help: http://www.weiady.org/tips/tips_for_teachers.htm #Tip
21
3. Grading keys: write for help
4. The advanced grading key can be accessed from the basic key or
from http://www.weiady.org/gradingadv.htm
5. Note: This is a private address. There are no
links to this URL. You must enter it into your browser to go there. Do NOT
give it away. These addresses may be changed periodically so as not to
compromise security.
6. Teacher's answers and comments:
http://www.weiady.org/tips/scriptures_for_Book_1.htm
You can copy/paste these answers and comments into your eMAIL. They should
be read carefully and edited before sending to your student. You may need
to explain the meaning of the references when sending a Bible quotation.
For example, “Acts” (This is a book in the Bible that tells of the church
before 100 AD.)
7. Links -- Go to the home page of www.weiady.org/ and click on
"Links."
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Bible
study helps are available -- translations, concordances, dictionaries,
and other helps.
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How to
find a church near to your student -- WARNING: Many churches listed are
non-institutional, all black, or churches that may not be suitable for
your student. Write and/or call before recommending a church. The cult,
“International Church of Christ” is highly advertised.
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One way
to find the addresses of missionaries is to be aware that we can help
each other. We maintain a database of all European missionaries,
churches and people interested in evangelism. Actually, it is the
database of ACU's Mission's Department. Write to us at jrtowell@aol.com
or BobTowell@aol.com to get addresses quickly. We are also on ACU’s TEEM
mailing list.
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World
Religions -- Links to ACU and other resources.
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Denominational errors -- Know your Bible; know other doctrines.
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World
maps, information about countries, and links to other sites.
Part 8 – Guidelines for
watering
SAVING SOULS REQUIRES WATERING THOROUGHLY
As teachers, we "plant and water" and God gives the increase. One very
important watering step is to facilitate contact of your student with a
missionary in the field.
GUIDELINES FOR WATERING THOROUGHLY
Make very few assumptions about your student.
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Take
them where they are and lead them to where God wants them.
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Very
early in your relations exchange photos and personal interest.
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Always
compliment them on their work.
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Always be gentle and
loving, especially when teaching against error.
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Always
stress your interest and willingness to answer their questions.
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Answer
them by asking a question of them.
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Learn from them when they
have a particular interest, especially a religious interest.
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Give
exceptional care to their personal lives when beginning the Advanced
Lessons.
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Respect their culture and
government by avoiding issues.
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Use your
resources to resolve difficult questions.
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Use the
Bible as God’s powerful tool.
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Contact
your student while you are on mission trips.
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Invite
them to meet you when they are in the USA.
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Contact
the missionary in a nearby city. They attend the workshops held in the
US.
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Arrange
for a missionary in their city to meet them.
Part 9 – Special Cases
VIETNAM
Over 200 students from VN have registered, from a Communist
countrie. Missionaries, humanitarian workers and businessmen who go
there are monitored continually.
This means that YOU must be extremely careful what you say to any
student. PLEASE CONSIDER EVERYONE A POTENTIAL
INFORMER.
As you build your relationships and teach, do so without any reference
to politics, the previous war, or any connections whatever to a
missionary, humanitarian worker or businessman.
NEVER GIVE OUT NAMES. Just enjoy your friendship. Build
it. Teach the gospel message. Keep the English side strong.
In mailing to Vietnam there are to be no markings on the package
indicating what is inside. Should you send mail to your students do not
put more on the outside than your personal name and address.
MAKE NO MENTION of WEI … “BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE
SCHOOL!”
If all else fails in sending lessons, have your student open another
email account. Or, they may open a special account at
www.hushmail.com.
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All mail including
attachments and images are encrypted. Only with a password can the mail
be read by anyone. You will have to send by hushmail, and they will have
to use their hushmail to read the mail.
KEEP IT “ENGLISH SCHOOL.”
Should you receive strange mail from these countries, do not respond to
it. Send it to Bob. Then, delete it from your computer.
Bob Towell, BobTowell@aol.com &
Jan Towell, jrtowell@aol.com
Part 10: Dealing
with Computer Viruses
1. It is highly recommended that you do NOT ACCEPT attachments
from your students. Attachments may contain viruses that your student is
unaware of. Your virus protection system may not be updated and catch
those that are real. Unreal viruses are called HOAX. Many hoax viruses
tell you how to remove them when they are actually leading you to delete
Windows files that are part of your computer’s operating system.
2. Protect yourself and your students from Internet viruses.
Subscribe to a virus software service – McAfee or Norton.
Always, virus check incoming mail.
NEVER double click or open an unchecked file with *.exe extension!
3. Never send mail from an infected computer.
4. You are advised to follow the following rules for controlling
viruses sent to students and other teachers:
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Do not forward or send these warnings
until you have taken several CRITICAL STEPS. If such a virus is
transmitted by email, you will just be sending it out to all of your
friends.
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First:
go to McAfee on the web and see if the virus is real or a hoax. The
following addresses is where you can find the list of recently
discovered viruses:
http://vil.mcafee.com/newVirus.asp
Here is where you can go to
see a list of hoaxes:
http://vil.mcafee.com/newVirus.asp
You can go to Norton and research for the same information.
http://search.symantec.com/custom/us/query.html
If you have the name of a virus, you MAY find it with your
Start/Find/Files buttons. BUT DON'T DELETE IT JUST YET.
IMPORTANT: Let your Virus Protection SW find it and delete it as
appropriate.
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Search
for the virus with an UPDATED version of your virus checker.
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Before
you say Yes to ANY PROGRAM regarding whether you should delete a
Real virus (simply forget any hoax virus.), do the following:
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Read
any and all instruction on the web at McAfee or Norton regarding how
to delete the thing. There may be a special program to download and
run. You can find it on the web. (Note: you may have another virus
checker. Check with every resource you have.) Research BEFORE YOU ACT
can save you a lot of pain!
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REALLY! Do your homework BEFORE even using McAfee. Would Norton be
better? Maybe! Maybe not! Reports say they are about equal but McAfee
should have given me instructions instead of simply asking me to
respond Yes or No.
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Get
some advise from someone who has dealt with any particular virus,
especially if it is on the high-risk list. Call your computer service
person. Ask
weiemailteachers@yahoogroups.com.
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BACKUP
everything that you want to keep BEFORE YOU ACT on a virus. Your files
will not be contaminated. Your programs may be, however.
5. If you wish to be
benevolent and warn your friends about a virus, please make certain of
two things:
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That
you have a clean hard drive, i.e., the virus is not on your computer.
If you do send any mail about a real virus, tell them that your
computer is clean.
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Make
sure it is not a hoax. Save your friends a lot of unnecessary time.
And, avoid sending around bogus information!
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Tip # 27: Questions that teachers ask
Teachers ask hard questions, both English and Bible. I have published my
answers on the web. You may review these answers and use them as you need.
You may disagree with the answers. Feedback is always welcome and to be
appreciated.
When you have Q/A to share,
send them for review and sharing.
Click here to go to that page.
Bob
Patterson, weibp@aol.com
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Tip # 28: How to use your ETR Bible
Dear Student,
Let me tell you about your Bible.
The Bible has two major parts. They are the Old Testament and the New
Testament. The OT was originally written in Hebrew. The NT was originally
written in Greek. Jesus spoke Aramaic, the language of Israel in AD 30. The
Bible has been translated into many languages, literally hundreds of
languages. It is the oldest book in the world. It is the world's best
seller. Every year, more people buy the Bible than any other book in the
world.
Your Bible has been translated from the original languages by using only 500
words. This is to make it easy for you to read. This is why it is called the
Easy-to-Read English Version of the Bible. There are many English versions
as a result of continuing language research. As changes in the English
language occur newer translations are issued.
Do you know that you can buy a Bible in almost any language?
The word "Bible" means "book of books." In the OT, there are 39 books; in
the NT, there are 27 books. This makes a total of 66 books in the entire
Bible. You can find a list of the names in the first pages of your ETR
Bible.
One way to learn the names of the books is to make groups of them. The OT
has 5 groups. The groups have the number of books like this: 5, 12, 5, 5, 12
just like the fingers on your hand. The first group is called the
"Pentateuch" because there are 5 books in it. We are familiar with the
meaning of "penta" from Intel's Pentium, the 5th computer processor that
they made.
Here are the groups of the OT:
5 books of law tell the story from Creation to the nation of Israel.
12 books of history tell the history of Israel.
5 books of poetry and proverbs.
5 books of major prophets are major because they are long.
12 books of minor prophets are minor because they are only a few pages.
WEI's books 1 and 2 are stories from the Pentateuch.
In the Garden of Eden, God told Eve that "Someone" would come and crush
Satan's head. That "Someone" is Jesus. When Jesus came, Satan was angry. He
had Jesus killed. Jesus died. He was buried. After 3 days, God raised him
from the dead. Jesus came out of the grave. He was alive again! He walked;
he talked; he ate; he was human; he was alive again! Amazing! Satan could
not keep him in the grave. Satan's head was crushed. He lost his power
forever.
Before Jesus came, the story is in the Old Testament (OT). After Jesus was
born, the story is in the New Testament (NT). You will find that the OT has
many more pages than the NT. The story of Eve and the promise of "Someone"
who would come is in the OT; the story of Jesus being raised from the dead
is in the NT. Jesus is the "Someone."
The idea of a "Testament" is the same as that of an agreement. The OT is the
agreement of God with his people before Jesus. God made an agreement with
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Then, when Jesus came, the Old Agreement was
finished and a New Agreement or New Testament was given by God. We live
under the New Agreement or NT.
Now, you can look at the NT.
There are 27 books in the NT. They can be remembered by the number of books
in each of 5 groups -- 4, 1, 14, 7, 1.
4 books tell the story of Jesus and are called the "good news" or gospels.
1 book tells about the followers of Jesus and the establishment of his
church.
14 books are called Pauline Letters because they were written by Paul.
7 books are called General Letters and are written by Peter, James, John,
and Jude.
1 book is called Revelations. It was written to Christians who were being
persecuted.
WEI's books 1 and 2 are taken from the OT -- creation to Isaiah. WEI's book
3, "The King has Come," is taken from the gospels plus the book called
"Acts." The lessons in WEI's Advanced books are taken from all of the NT
books. They tell of God's plan for forgiving your sins. They tell about
God's people today.
The Bible is often called the "Scriptures." Each book of the Bible or
Scriptures is divided into chapters. Each chapter is divided into verses.
This is so that we can find "references" or "passages" in the books as they
are called. We can easily find the "passage" again by using the book, the
chapter, and the verse. If I tell you to find John 3:16, you can find the
page number in the index for John, then you can find the chapter and the
verse. Try it.
You will find in the front of your ETR Bible a few pages that tell the story
of the entire Bible. In your Bible, it is called the "Preface." I suggest
that you read this story.
The Bible was written by about 40 men over a period of about 1,600 years.
The stories cover a period much longer that that. The writers did not know
each other. But, there is only one story -- Jesus is coming, Jesus has come,
and Jesus is coming again. The Bible says that the words were "God breathed"
which means that he gave the words to the writers. It is God's Word. In it
are no contradictions. There is only one story and it can be believed. God
wrote it.
You can believe the Bible because it is true. How do we know that it is
true? Here are some reasons:
1. No other book has ever been written by 40 men over 1,600 years without
contradictions within it. Only God could do this.
2. It claims that God wrote it. We would expect this.
3. The message makes sense. It tells us what every philosopher wishes to
know.
4. There are many prophecies in the OT. All of these came true. How could
that be?
5. Science continually proves the Bible to be true. For example, the Bible
told us that the earth is suspended in space before science discovered it to
be true. How did the writer know this fact? (Job 26:7).
6. There was a man who died, was buried, and he came out of the grave to
walk the earth again. Men from Galilee witnessed his ascension into Heaven.
He believed the Bible to be true. It is a story about him. His name is
Jesus. He is our King!
The reason the Bible was written was to tell you about God, where you came
from, who you are, where you are going, and that God loves you dearly. It
tells us how to be saved from our sins and be right with God so we can eat
of the Tree of Live and live forever.
When I read an important book, I mark special words and places so that I can
easily find them again. I suggest you mark your Bible in this way. Use a
pencil or a pen that does not come through the paper. Be neat and careful.
When your Bible is old and torn, you can have another one.
Read your Bible everyday and think about it every night. When you follow
Jesus, you will be happy on the earth and you will be ready when he comes
again to take you to heaven with him.
May God bless you,
Bob Patterson
weibp@aol.com
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Tip 29: How to zip and unzip files for quick sending
WHAT IS A ZIPPED
FILE?
Some files are large and take a long time to
mail unless you "zip" them. When you "zip" a file, you compress it into a
coded smaller file. When you attach a zipped file, it sends a lot faster.
This is especially useful when sending large photographs or a group of
files at the same time. For example, when an entire book of 7 lessons are
to be sent, zip them into a single file. This keeps them together and when
they are received, they are all together. It's the way to go.
Some email systems automatically zip and
unzip files. If you receive one and your email system is not automatic,
then you have a problem.
You or your student will have to "unzip"
these files. This is the reverse process. The unzipped file will be the
same as the original. When you unzip a group of files such as an entire
WEI book of 7 lessons, you will have all of the lessons in one group.
Nice!
Note just how nice this really is: I sent
to a group of 45 teacher a total of 71 lessons. By sending to all teachers
at one time, addressed as Blind, and zipping all 71 lessons into 5 groups,
I spent no more than 15 minutes. I really like that part! Speed!
There is another benefit other than speed.
It is in the attachment. When attached, all lessons are received in the
exact Word format as the originals. Emailing them would "mess up" the
format and they would not be useful as received in some emailing systems
(especially Yahoo). So, attaching zipped files was the best of all ways to
send a group of lessons to teachers -- not to students unless you want to
teach them all about unzipping lessons.
HOW TO GET
SOFTWARE TO UNZIP YOUR ATTACHED FILES
But, if your email system doesn't have the software to zip and unzip
(compress and decompress) you will not be able to do this operation. Here
is how to easily get the necessary software -- FREE for a
period and then you can decide to buy it at a low cost.
Log onto the web at
www.winzip.com. Download their FREE
demo program called WinZip.exe. It will download to the folder on your
hard drive where you usually download programs, files, photographs, etc.
Go to the downloaded folder using Windows
Explorer. (The icon is usually a picture of a folder with a magnifying
glass on it.)
Double-click (LEFT BUTTON
on your mouse) the downloaded WinZip file. The file is a
program. It will self load into it's own folder. You don't need to know
where it put itself or anything about it EXCEPT FOR ONE THING --
select the Wizard when asked. Then, it will proceed and
everything will be easy from then on. Believe me!
HOW TO ZIP A
FILE OR FILES TOGETHER
1. With WinZip, RIGHT BUTTON click on
the file you want to put into a zip file to mail. Choose "Add to Zip." A
new zipped file will be created. Attach this to your email and send.
2. Send this "How to Unzip" to your
student.
HOW TO UNZIP A FILE
1. Download the file from your email
attachment that someone sent to you.
2. Go to that file with Windows
Explorer.
3. Double-click on the file name.
4. WinZip's wizard will open. Follow the
instructions. It will show you a list of all files that are in the
attachment.
5. Push the button EXTRACT. The files will
go to your download folder unless you direct them to go to another folder.
6. Go to those files and deal with them.
For example, move or copy them into the desired folder. For WEI lessons,
put them in folders prepared in advanced. An example: C:\World English
Institute\WEI Basic Bible.
7. Test the results. Double-click on a file
and watch it open into your word processor ready for use.
REMEMBER: "Knock and the door will
be opened to you," Jesus, Son of God
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Tip #
30: On
Teaching
by Dr. Bill Patterson
Jesus was recognized as a Teacher from God (John 3:2). He is
our Master Teacher and He expects His followers, by reason of growth, to
become teachers. (Hebrews 5:12). Our Great Commission is to make
disciples/learners (Matthew 28:18-20) and this calls for teachers.
A serious mistranslation in most English Bibles is James 3:1,
"Let not many of you become teachers." The original (Greek) actually says,
"Let not many of you continue to teach," action in progress is to be stopped
for many were stumbling not knowing what they were teaching; they would
receive "heavier judgment" (see also 1 Timothy 1:7). Their tongues or
teaching would get them and others, like ships, in troubled waters.
It is important not only to know how to teach but also what.
Jesus was the Master Teacher because of at least three
things: 1) He Himself was the subject — "Come learn of Me;" 2) He understood
the learner — "He Himself knew what was in man" (John 2:25); and, 3) He knew
and used all of the methods of teaching, especially those that would make
learners think — questions, stories, discussions, visual aids, even argument
or debate.
With all of this said, what makes a growing Christian a
growing Christian teacher? First, he must know the subject, the truth,
doctrine which is "all that I commanded you" (Matthew 28:20).
Understandably, this takes Bible study: much regular serious study.
Likewise, the effective teacher will know his/her students.
We teach learners not lessons. This takes establishing a warm friendly and
loving relationship. In a real sense a teacher is a mentor, a friend and
wise counselor, a trainer.
Since we teach learners, we need to know something about how
learners learn: the process, the dynamic, of learning. Putting together all
these three areas of which Jesus was Master, we will do well to recognize
the three domains of learning: head, heart, hand. Or, as educators put it:
cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. Too, we will do well to realize that
there are two stages or levels of learning in each of these domains. In the
head-cognitive it is Acquaintance and Understanding: awareness and objective
reasoning by which we grasp eternal and essential truths.
In the heart-affective domain it is Insight and Decision: our
feelings along with subjective activity such as attitudes, values, beliefs,
commitment. The hand-psychomotor domain is the Living and Empowered levels:
doing-action-experiencing and joyful strengthening (to keep on
learning/growing).
When the growing Christian learns to work with these dynamics
of teaching-learning (the two go together), he will see that this is the
basis of getting to know God. First, we learn about God's will (Colossians
1:9). Then, as we progress through the levels up to and into Living, we are
"increasing in the knowledge of God (v. 10). In this level we come to know
God experientially for we experience "God who is at work in you both to will
and to work" (Philippians 2:13).
Unquestionably, becoming a Christian is an awesome
experience. Then becoming a growing Christian is a perpetual challenge to
grow in our Christian life.
— Bill Patterson
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To purchase "Growing Christian Teacher" study books as well
as others contact Bill at ACCEBILL@AOL.com
.COM. Write for information. Some are taking his courses by email.
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Tip #
31:
Ideal Teacher
Dear Teachers,
Who was your best teacher ever? Is there such a thing as the Ideal Teacher?
I'm convinced there is no single Ideal Teacher, because students' needs
differ at every age and stage. There might be three ideal types, though. The
great elementary school teacher, the great middle school and high school
teacher, and the great college professor.
What makes them great?
I've been asking that question a lot lately, trying to understand what makes
a teacher great. I've talked to all kinds of people, from little kids to
busy adults to teachers of teachers. From their answers I was able to
distill a list of traits:
Great teachers ...
* make you feel special.
* teach you how to learn.
* inspire you with their passion.
* engage your whole being.
* keep you focused.
* open you up to new experiences.
* have no agenda.
* make the complicated simple.
* give clear explanations.
* show you how everything ties together.
Can all these traits be found in one teacher?
And you know what? Now
that I think about it, maybe there is one trait that separates great
teachers from those who are merely good: this ability to open doors and
give you the power to walk into new worlds on your own. That's what I'd
say, anyway. What would you say?
Source:
Microsoft Encarta.
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# 32: Email Made Easier
Dear friend,
I have some suggestions to make our email experience easier and safer.
1. Since most email programs allow for multiple email addresses, please
consider using a receiver-friendly email address such as
pete.shaw@usa.com and
mandi.shaw@usa.com, like ours. Addresses such as
BMG1NRG2@xxx.com and
CR03411@xxx.com and
ll0101O0@xxx.com are confusing, since
1. You can't recognize who the person is right away, unless
you get email from them regularly. (It could be someone sending a virus,
either accidentally or intentionally.)
2. Unless you hit REPLY or copy-paste them, you will probably
type them wrong because...
3. You should avoid using number one(1) or lower case L(l) or
zero(0) or capital oh(O) in an email address, because each pair often gets
typoed. I have a friend who is haunted by her
Karen0@xxx.net
address. Is she Karen zero or Karen 0gden?
4. Don't let your new Internet Service Provider assign your
email address such as
pshaw10@xxx.com. They don't think about the confusion it may cause.
5. You may say, "Well, I have a common name that is already
taken." My real name is Robert Shaw, nickname Pete, and there are about 3 or
4 gazillion Robert Shaws in the world. Ditto for Amanda Shaw. We did get
lucky with usa.com using our nicknames. Nicknames are fine, as long as
people can recognize you right away. If your name is John Smith, you may
need to use john_taylor_smith or jack_t_smith or smith_jack. Some email
programs let you use dashes (-) too. You may have to experiment to get one
that is recognizable. (No, hackers cannot empty your bank accounts if they
have your real name.)
6. I also use signatures, which are nice. You make two or
three and just decide how much info you want to reveal:
Robert W. "Pete" Shaw
Dexter, Missouri USA
Email:
pete.shaw@usa.com
Robert W. "Pete" Shaw
16775 Christian Drive
Dexter, MO 63841 USA
Phone: 573-624-3452
Email:
pete.shaw@usa.com
2. Concerning sending email, the SUBJECT line is important too. (I know, we
all have forgotten to put one in at times, and it shows "No Subject" or is
blank.) Some virus-spreading hackers use "A card for you!" or some other
catchy title. If we use practical headings like "From Pete Shaw", then it is
very convenient and safe. If you don't know the sender, then be sure and do
not open any attachments. When deleting, be sure and also delete it from the
deleted folder.
3. Concerning the latter, we have a Norton anti-virus program that scans all
emails coming in and going out (and a pop-up box gives a warning and fix),
so it protects us and you. AV programs are not free, but good insurance.
4. If you don't have a firewall such as the FREE Zone Alarm
http://download.com.com/3000-2092-10039884.html?part=zonealarm&subj=dlpage&tag=button,
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