Translation Trans-nation

One day Aelsa came home from church with some papers that a visitor had given her.  She didn't have much of an explanation for it, and I knew I needed to take a closer look at it.

What I found couldn't have delighted me more.

It was called simply, "The Translation Game," and it had come from the missionary father of a young woman attending our church.  It consists of 2 pages that painlessly engage the participant's grammar and logic skills with the Nalca language of Western New Guinea to practice some of the basic skills used in Bible translation work.

What a beautiful way to ennoble the study of grammar!

I asked Mr. Roger Doriot if I could post it on this blog and make it available for other homeschoolers, and he happily agreed.  His only hope is that you drop him a line to let him know how you used it, and if you have any questions.

You can download a .pdf version of it here (45k).

I'd also love to hear about the fun you've had with it!

from Psalm 19:

 1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
         And the firmament shows His handiwork.
 2 Day unto day utters speech,
         And night unto night reveals knowledge.
 3 There is no speech nor language
         Where their voice is not heard.
 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth,
         And their words to the end of the world.

posted on Monday, July 17

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• Tuesday, July 25
I downloaded

Posted by Dana

I'll let you know what the kids think. Thank you for sharing.
Also I posted on a trivial matter today, per your direction.

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