SIL

Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles

Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles continues to provide crucial, practical training for those preparing to translate the Bible or contribute to Bible translation in other ways. The fourth edition of this classic textbook is a leading voice…

RichardSeptember 23, 2020

Apps Digital Marketing and Distribution

Scripture App Builder

Not one app, but a user-friendly tool to build your apps! Bible translation organisations are using Scripture App Builder to make the Bible available as Android and iOS apps in languages around the world. Scripture App Builder helps you to…

RichardSeptember 22, 2020

Language Issues

Language and Identity in a Multilingual, Migrating World

"Bible translation agencies may want to consider their frequent appeal to the special place of the mother tongue as “heart language” in producing greater comprehension and impact. In many areas of the world, bilingualism or multilingualism is the norm. People…

RichardJanuary 27, 2020

Apps Digital Film and Video

Story Producer App

"Publish early, publish small, publish often - this is exactly what Story Producer empowers local communities to do!" Story Producer (SP app) is an offline workflow management tool for local language speakers to translate and produce their own local language…

RichardNovember 26, 2019

Film and Video Understanding Scripture

Bible Backgrounds

Beautiful photographs of Holy Land scenery and aspects of lifestyle and customs of Bible times. Templates contain photos, music, and scripts allowing the translator to produce a video in their own language. Bible Backgrounds is a resource tool based on…

RichardOctober 5, 2019

Audio

Glyssen

"This software is reducing the amount of time it takes for us to script a language from 4 days down to 4 hours – all the while increasing accuracy for recording teams worldwide." - Jonathan Huguenin, Faith Comes by Hearing…

RichardSeptember 27, 2019

Development Language Issues Strategic Planning

Sustaining Language Use

How does a language community sustain their language in the face of ever-increasing forces of language shift? This volume, both a textbook and a handbook, is the result of ten years of reflection by the authors in light of SIL…

RichardSeptember 27, 2018

Language Issues Strategic Planning

A Guide for Planning the Future of Our Language

This practical tool is meant to be used by local communities who are interested in maintaining the use of their traditional language. The text is written in a manner that is meant to be accessible to the general public. It…

RichardSeptember 27, 2018

Audio Drama Radio

Audio Dramas for Scripture Engagement: a participatory oral approach

Is it possible for rural communities to develop entire radio dramas through oral processes only, without writing a script? Our dramas have not only been able to reflect the complexity of life and the consequences of sinful attitudes and behaviour,…

RichardApril 13, 2018

Bible Translation

Bible Translation Basics

Over the past thirty years, scholars have made significant advances in understanding how human communication functions. They have moved from looking for meaning in texts alone to seeing texts as providing clues that lead hearers to discover the speaker’s intended…

RichardAugust 30, 2011