Seminary and Graduate School of Theology - Mundelein Seminary

Multi-Cultural Program
I. Mundelein Seminary, provides a full program
of English as a Second Language for those
who need it. The department consists of two
qualified ESL instructors: one full-time director
and one part-time instructor. These instructors
have developed a program especially for
students who will study theology. In addition, a
part-time instructor offers a course in American
Accent Practicum each quarter. Instruction is
offered in an intensive mode as well as in supplemental
and occasional modes.
II. During the Winter or Spring Quarters of the
first year, all new international students will
enroll in a ten-week cross-cultural courseprogram
designed to assist participants in
recognizing inter-cultural differences and the
need to deal with these issues. Topics to be
covered include: Verbal Patterns, Nonverbal
Communications, Sex and Gender, Family
Values as well as Time and Space, Social
Movements, Work Ethics, Religious Diversity,
Humor and other U.S. American Values. The
class will meet twice each week for ten weeks
for a total of thirty to forty hours of instruction.
A one-day international student retreat
offers an opportunity to spend time reflecting
on the implications of cultural exchange.
III. Pastoral Skills, for those students born
outside of the United States and who will
minister in dioceses in the United States, will be
developed in part through a special Pastoral Life
elective on Marriage, Family, Life, Death, Grief
and Bereavement. Besides a greater
understanding of these and other areas of
ministerial concern, students will examine the
cultural presuppositions and context that
accompany these issues.
IV. PL223 Mission and Culture Course. It will
focus on a Theology of Mission and offer a pastoral
approach for understanding Mission in a
Multicultural context.
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