On Mission with Foreign Language | Roxana Keiser | Ep. 171

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of foreign language education in Christian schools and its impact on students' cognitive, spiritual, and relational development.

“We are living in a very interconnected world. Learning another language helps students communicate with people who think, live, and act differently.” - Roxana Keiser “Learning another language requires humility. You have to be willing to try, fail, and keep trying.” - Roxana Keiser Think back to your own foreign language class. What do you remember most—the vocabulary lists, or the experience of being stretched, humbled, and pushed to communicate in a new way? In this episode of Teacher Edition Podcast, Jenny Copeland uses that shared memory to ask an important question facing many Christian schools today: If foreign language isn’t always required, why should schools intentionally include it? Joined by Spanish teacher and ministry leader Roxana Keiser, this conversation reframes foreign language as far more than an academic checkbox. Together, they explore how language learning shapes students cognitively, spiritually, and relationally—and why it aligns deeply with a Christian school’s mission to prepare students to serve, communicate, and love others well in an increasingly connected world. In this episode, they discuss: Why foreign language classes matter even when they aren’t…

People in this episode

Host: Jenny Copeland

Guest: Roxana Keiser

Topics covered

• foreign language education
• Christian education
• language learning
• cognitive development
• character development
• service and ministry

Keywords

• foreign language
• education
• Christian schools
• cognitive skills
• character development
• language learning
• service
• ministry

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