Betty Sue Brewster has taught language and culture acquisition in over 80 countries. Herself a missionary kid from Venezuela, she has also enjoyed missionary service in Mexico, Bolivia, and Kenya. Together with her late husband, Tom Brewster, she wrote Language Acquisition Made Practical (LAMP) (1976), popularizing a method of language learning that focuses on relationship and interaction, and Bonding and the Missionary Task (1981), to encourage new missionaries to immediately immerse themselves in the new language and culture in order to develop deep relationships. In addition, she has authored and edited several helpful books and articles, such as Community Is My Classroom (1986), Pronunciation Activities for Language Learners (1985), Twelve Tips for Language Learners (1994), and “Preparing Life-Long Language Learners” (in Helping the Missionary Language Learner Succeed, 1995). Beyond her teaching in the School of Intercultural Studies, she often teaches in other parts of the world.

MB530 Language/Culture Learning and Mission
ME500 Communicating and Serving Cross-Culturally
MN576 Incarnation and Mission Among the World’s Urban Poor
MM560 Women in Cross-Cultural Ministry

Language and culture learning, incarnational ministry and lifestyle among the urban poor