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Mother tongue language workers

Index of SIL publications on Mother tongue language workers listed by country.

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General works

• ANDERSON, John L., author. 1999. MTT training in a vision 2025 environment: training translators in limited-access language situations.
• BARNWELL, Katharine, author. 1991. Sharing skills in mother-tongue translator programs.
• BEEKMAN, John, author. 1981. Different working relationships with a mother-tongue speaker in a translation program.
• BOSSCHER, Kathleen, author. 1991. The participation of local co-workers and leaders in SPAR.
• BRUL, Flora, author. 1985. The mother-tongue translator from the point of view of an independent mother-tongue translator.
• ENDL, Michael, author. 1993. Redefining the role of Bible translators in view of an increasing involvement of the indigenous church.
• LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1998. A suggestion for the training of mother-tongue translators.
• SALAWU, Adewuni, author. 2007. "The spread of revealed religions in West Africa and its implications for the development of translation."  
• SCHOOLING, Stephen J., author. 1992. Making the theory live: more practical proposals for training mother-tongue translators.
• SPIELMANN, Margaret, author. 1996. Mentoring as a model for training MTTs.
• WANNEMACHER, Mark, editor. 1998. Translation training manual for mother tongue translators.
• WILKENDORF, Patricia, author. 2005. Training manual in exegetical principles for mother-tongue translators with application to the translation of 1 Corinthians 9:1-13.  

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• HILL, Margaret, author. 1999. Assessment courses to choose mother-tongue translators.

Ghana

• HAMPTON, Roberta S., author. 1994. Adult mother tongue literacy as developed by GILLBT.

Nigeria

• THOMAS, Elaine, author. 1985. How to increase naturalness in translation by mother-tongue translators.

Sudan

• GILLEY, Leoma G., author. 1999. Facilitating orthography development with mother-tongue speakers.

Americas

Brazil

• CROFTS, Marjorie, author. 1985. Mother-tongue translator training and one-book workshop wedded.

Asia

Philippines

• LYNIP, Karen G., author. 2000. Dynamics of cross-cultural partnership: SIL and the Translators Association of the Philippines.

Thailand

• FOERSTER, Elizabeth Braun, author. 2010. "Literacy Exposure and Experience Program (LEEP): an internship in minority language education."  

Pacific

New Caledonia

• SCHOOLING, Stephen J., author. 1984. Using culturally appropriate pedagogical methods in training mother-tongue translators.
• SCHOOLING, Stephen J., author. 1987. Choosing an appropriate teaching style for training mother-tongue translators.
• SCHOOLING, Stephen J., author. 1987. Practical proposals for training mother-tongue translators.
• SPIELMANN, Margaret, author. 1993. Training mother-tongue translators with application to Melanesia.

Papua New Guinea

• DEIBLER, Ellis W., author. 1985. Checking the work of a mother-tongue translator.
• FRANKLIN, Joice A., author. 1982. "Using drama to teach literacy principles to mother tongue translators."
• FRANKLIN, Karl J.; LITTERAL, Robert L., authors. 1982. Comparing expatriate and mother tongue translation programs.
• SANDERS, Arden G., author. 1988. Learning styles in Melanesia: Toward the use and implications of Kolb’s model for national translator training.
• STAALSEN, Philip; STRANGE, David, authors. 1975. "Pidgin as a medium for training translators."
• VOLLRATH, Paul W., author. 2000. Questions for testing translations with the MTT in mind: the QTT materials.

Solomon Islands

• DAAMS, Nicolaas, author. 1984. A contrastive grammar for mother-tongue translators.