Translation course honours fifty-plus participants 07 June, 2013 – Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea – Written by Max Sahl with Tim Scott The recent graduation of students from the 2013 Translators Training Course (TTC) was a major event in the Ukarumpa Training Centre (UTC) calendar. The six week course began with a week of English enrichment and computer skills for those students who needed upskilling in these areas; and then it was on to business with learning how to translate God’s Word into the languages of those who attended the course. Over 50 men and women from ten language groups were represented in teams ranging from two to eight people. Languages represented at this year’s course were Madi (Madang), Amam (Morobe), Kamano-Kafe (E.H.P), Kaugel (W.H.P), Odoodee (Western), Enga (Enga), Guhu-Samane (Morobe), Tairuma (Gulf), Kapin (Morobe), and Binumarien (E.H.P). TTC is for people committed to seeing God’s Word, the Bible, translated into the heart language of their people. Topics include: language discovery, Bible background, translation principles, study skills, Scripture in use, Biblical languages and more. Teams are given close support through the help of experienced mentors and have the opportunity to work their way through four levels of translation courses over consecutive years: TTC1,2,3 & 4. This year the Kapin team from Morobe Province successfully completed TTC 3. Here’s what some of this year’s participants had to say about the experience: “This course has changed my life spiritually and given me a hunger for doing translation work.” - Martin, Odoodee language, Western Province “TTC will make a big difference in all ministries such as teaching, preaching and evangelizing. This course will impact the Great Commission!” - William, Enga language, Enga Province “Language discovery, translation methods and Bible Background were most important to me personally – they will help me to make better translation drafts.”- Nathan, KamanoKafe language, E.H.P. The TTC course is run each year using the excellent facilities at the Ukarumpa Training Centre. To find out more about the Ukarumpa Training Centre and the courses available, go to www.pngtraining.sil.ac.pg .
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