The training has positively impacted my life as it seems like a dream to me to able to read and write in my own mother tongue just within this short period. Importantly, there was a great balance between the classroom teaching, exercises, and reading as variety of learning delivery and Read more…
The training was an eye opener for me and my team as we have learnt the different consonants and vowels that exist in our language which we never knew until we got here. – Johnson, Nigeria – October 2020
The online training promoted the TWFTWI for using modern technology in remote places; some respected community leaders had opportunity to visit the project’s local office to testify to the work. Also, the online program presented me with flexibility with my time, it helped me to attend to other works as Read more…
I am mostly excited about how the communities got really involved in the life of the project as a result of taking the training to the grassroots. People became more aware of the activities of the project and began to identify with and support the work more than they did Read more…
None of the three translators and the literacy coordinator have a theological background. When I first interacted with them, they had doubts and were not confident about translating the Bible, but after learning Bible translation principles and studying the Process of Bible translation their doubts have disappeared. They have full Read more…
I always feel incredibly honored and blessed to have the opportunity to work with our amazing translators in The Word for the World. I am humbled by the dedication and perseverance of the teams and their passion for their communities and the Word of God. I have never taught a Read more…
During the Lexicography course, the Eastern Slovak Romani team was encouraged to think of a dictionary project that might actually be useful for their people and areas. There is already a bilingual dictionary available for the language and even some online resources, so a traditional dictionary was deemed less helpful. Read more…
I am one of the lucky ones that got the chance to attend the DBT Training of May 2019. The training was absolutely excellent and I genuinely enjoyed each and every moment of it. The content was extremely educative and incredibly useful in preparing us for the translation of the Read more…
I am highly impressed with the presentations, particularly the active participation of the participants, as well as the DBT training coordinator and the National Coordinator TWFTWI Nigeria (Mr. Israel Wade). The DBT training was well conceptualized and well executed; it was very good, educative and encouraging. The 30 days training Read more…
I just want to share my feedback on the professional and well-presented 30 days of DBT training of May 2019 in Nigeria. At first, I was agitated – this being our first experience. But glory be to God! The DBT training was completely awesome. The fact that almost everyone had Read more…