SIL International Media Release
Translation Course Graduation in Vanuatu
DALLAS,
TX (November 16, 2004) Six men from Paama Island and fifteen from nearby Ambrym
Island in Vanuatu will graduate the third week of November with a Certificate
in Translating, a course written by SIL staff and accredited by the Australian
Employment and Training Authority. This course was originally designed to
train Australian Aborigines to translate various publications into their own
languages. SIL has received permission to offer this training in Vanuatu and
other countries.
The
course consists of 26 modules covering linguistics, anthropology, and translation
topics. The instruction is designed as practical on-the-job training. In Vanuatu,
SIL is offering the course to help mother tongue translators better serve
on a translation team.
SIL staff Barbara and Leigh Labrecque have been offering the training to the Paama and Southeast Ambrym translators over the past two years. In the process, the two groups have produced publications in these related languages.
Janet and Jim Stahl with SIL also teach the course to national translators from South Efate, Namakura, and the Nakanamanga language groups.