L&E eLearning Courses

An independent learning course which highlights the complementarity of Bible Translation, Literacy and Scripture Engagement for maximum impact in communities, churches, and individual lives. The course consists of readings, practical activities, reflections and resources to assist Literacy and Scripture Engagement field workers to plan for or strengthen Scripture engagement initiatives. Case studies illustrate impact from such an integrated approach. For more information contact elke_karan@sil.org.

Part I of the Multilingual Education series, but can be taken as a stand-alone course. This is an introductory course with an emphasis on the rationale behind Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education. It provides an overview of MLE program types, introduces major players engaged in advocacy efforts, and discusses policy issues. A history of MLE and descriptions of practices on various continents is included, as well as recent research and case study data. For more information about this course or to request the enrollment key, contact the instructor elke_karan@sil.org.  

An introduction to writing system typology and the principles of designing and testing a writing system. For those involved in language development work and those fascinated by languages. For more information about this course or to request the enrollment key, contact the instructor elke_karan@sil.org  

Part II of the Multilingual Education series, but can be taken as a stand-alone course. 

Topics covered in this course:

1.     Components of successful programs

2.     Advocacy on the local and regional level

3.     Corpus planning

4.     Curriculum and standards

5.     Teacher education

6.     Bridging to additional languages.

For more information about this course or to request the enrollment key, contact the instructor elke_karan@sil.org. 

As an introductory course in principles for literacy work in ethnolinguistic minority groups, this course includes an introduction to what a literacy program involves, including orthography design, pre- and post-literacy considerations, learning and reading theory and instructional methodologies. It requires a background knowledge of phonology. For further information, contact wanda_davies@sil.org. 

This is an introductory course in principles for literacy in ethno-linguistic minority groups. It is aimed at those who are engaged in literacy work on the field and feel the need for a bit more background and a wider view to add to the experience that they already have. It begins with an introduction to what literacy is, some history and the state of literacy in today’s world, then introduces some theoretical background for literacy work before covering a range of instructional methods and some basics of developing an acceptable orthography. It concludes with topics that pertain to literacy programs in general. For more information, contact wanda_davies@sil.org. 

This course pre-supposes that a person has already taken a course on the principles of literacy. It is geared toward practitioners on the field who find themselves in the position of needing to increase the number of literacy materials available in their situation but feel a lack of background for doing so. The course introduces a variety of kinds of materials as well as giving basic information on book production and training of writers and teachers. Course projects include preparing samples of four different kinds of materials, including the teaching instructions for the materials and a plan for involving the local community in their production and for testing the materials. For further information, contact wanda_davies@sil.org.