Dr. Betty Sue Brewster shares her rich life experience in missions and also her wisdom in the field of language and culture acquisition.

ABOUT DR. BETTY SUE BREWSTER:

Betty Sue grew up in Venezuela in a missionary family where she came to know the Lord at a young age. She discovered an interest in languages as a pre-teen when she visited a couple who were translating the NT into a local language. She and her late husband Tom wrote LAMP (Language Acquisition Made Practical) along with other language and culture articles and helps. Her teaching and writing focus on practical, hands-on learning. She has traveled to about 100 countries, teaching and consulting with people in cross-cultural ministry. She enjoys travel (good thing!), music, being a mother and grandmother, reading, and playing with language sounds. She retired from teaching language and culture learning at the School of Intercultural Studies of Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California, and still travels occasionally to teach and consult in other countries.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCE:

For Learners:

• Institute for Cross Cultural Training, Lonna Dickerson – Wheaton - Second Language Acquisition Courses
• Missionary Training International – Compass (Their pre-field training includes a language learning module)
• Growing Participator Approach, Greg Thomson
• Language Acquisition Made Practical (LAMP)

For Trainers:

• International Congress on Language Learning – especially helpful for pre-field and on-field language trainers, teachers, coaches to connect with others in the field