Christian Missions and ELT Missions: Inextricable Intertwinement

Abstract

There has been a strong connection and relationship between Christian missionary work and English Language Teaching (ELT) all over the world. Some arguments clearly explain how Christian missions and ELT are interrelated. Evangelical Christians are growing a presence in the field of English language teaching all over the world. A study carried out in the USA that has been done on the links between English language teaching, religious beliefs and missionary work. Similarly, there is a significant community of evangelical Christian educators within the field of TESOL. And this study clearly explains on how English Language Teaching has become a political project which is also connected to evangelism.