What's different about Language God's Way?

WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT
MARANATHA LIFE'S LANGUAGE CURRICULUMS?

God's Way vs. The World's Way - A Comparison

God's Way
Billions of people have learned languages without studying them - including you.
God designed us to learn our mother tongue spontaneously. The student becomes actively involved and is excited about what they can use it for.

World's Way
Millions have studied languages without learning them.
Student is passive. Expected to absorb whatever is given them in an artificial isolated environment.
Traditions attempt to overcome natural learning styles.

Cost $44.95 $89.95 - $135.00 and even higher.

Ages 7 to Adult - children younger than 7 can do 75% of the work with assistance. Junior High and up - too difficult for younger children.

Method Relationship Focused - speaking to people, helps develop a natural feel for language patterns by usage and observation. Task Focused - learning grammar, technical terms and memorization of rules.

Procedure Student/Curriculum Directed - the parent doesn't need to teach the course. Teacher Directed - the parent must know the language to teach their children.

Context Social Context - communicate interest and care for the people, to know and love them. Academic Context - to finish the course and get good grades "pass the test"

Content Communication - talking with people in everyday activities, ministering to people from a Biblical viewpoint. Memorizing - expose the student to lots of material - both words & rules.

Time Frame 3 - 9 months - to be able to carry on a conversation - depends on time available per day. 2 - 3 years - to be able to carry on a conversation - many students never reach this point.

Proficiency After 1 year - the student is ready for a missions trip - can read the Bible aloud, speak several hundred sentences, and think in the language. Even younger students would be ready for college language courses. After 2 years - the student is only ready to start studying college conversation in the language.

Culture Viewed as valuable - must understand the people to be able to minister to them. View as a barrier - Everyone except you is weird.

Goal Learn to serve - foundation for significant ministry. Study to learn - lacking in practical application.

	God's Way Billions of people have learned languages without studying them - including you. *God designed us to learn our mother tongue spontaneously. The student becomes actively involved and is excited about what they can use it for.*	World's Way Millions have studied languages without learning them. *Student is passive. Expected to absorb whatever is given them in an artificial isolated environment.* *Traditions attempt to overcome natural learning styles.*
Cost	$44.95	$89.95 - $135.00 and even higher.
Ages	7 to Adult - children younger than 7 can do 75% of the work with assistance.	Junior High and up - too difficult for younger children.
Method	Relationship Focused - speaking to people, helps develop a natural feel for language patterns by usage and observation.	Task Focused - learning grammar, technical terms and memorization of rules.
Procedure	Student/Curriculum Directed - the parent doesn't need to teach the course.	Teacher Directed - the parent must know the language to teach their children.
Context	Social Context - communicate interest and care for the people, to know and love them.	Academic Context - to finish the course and get good grades "pass the test"
Content	Communication - talking with people in everyday activities, ministering to people from a Biblical viewpoint.	Memorizing - expose the student to lots of material - both words & rules.
Time Frame	3 - 9 months - to be able to carry on a conversation - depends on time available per day.	2 - 3 years - to be able to carry on a conversation - many students never reach this point.
Proficiency	After 1 year - the student is ready for a missions trip - can read the Bible aloud, speak several hundred sentences, and think in the language. Even younger students would be ready for college language courses.	After 2 years - the student is only ready to start studying college conversation in the language.
Culture	Viewed as valuable - must understand the people to be able to minister to them.	View as a barrier - Everyone except you is weird.
Goal	Learn to serve - foundation for significant ministry.	Study to learn - lacking in practical application.