Praise the Lord Singing and Music

What a joy to sing and praise the Lord in the Language and with the instrument that one understands so well.

Part of the Bible Translation Process

I am training two Mother Tongue Translators (MTT) from Bafemen (Mmen) on how to use a computer application program called AdaptIt it and Paratext. With these programs, they will AdaptIt Scriptures from Kom (Source language) to Mmen(Target Language). The Scriptures were translated in Kom 11years ago so this will facilitate the translation of Scriptures in Mmen given that the languages are closely related. Pray that the training will go well and that they will be able to apply what they have learned immediately. These men ought to understand the source language so as to work well. They also have to understand English so as to do a back translation at the end so that they consultant can check their work to be sure that it is of standard.

Bad Roads in Bamenda III

These days it has really been difficult to get to our office (BRTC). Even four wheel drive vehicles find it difficult to get through. Good enough there is a back road and we can also leave our vehicles in the neighborhood and trek to the office. We are hoping that the Major of Bamenda III will do something about the roads in this neighborhood.

The place of Instructional Materials in Teaching and Learning

I enjoy teaching or reteaching so that students can better understand. I have realized that the place of instructional materials cannot be underestimated in the teaching/learning transaction.
When the learners understand the lessons better, their faces will beam up and likewise that of the instructor.
In one of my classes, my student told me that their teacher had taught them about a wooden cup. To them this was very strange as they've not seen one before. I dashed into our kitchen and brought a few things that they are familiar with but in another form. For example they know of clay pots and so on but have never seen a clay tray or clear teapot. I also showed them wooden spoons and things and they were able to understand.
One of my student had learned in her physics class about dry cells and electricity. I showed her a dry cell, we measured the voltage together and she was really excited to have done that. So instructional materials must not be lacking in the teaching-learning process if at all any meaningful verbal learning is going to take place.