From d9f607e875718a55a1f93cd8dd4e4ea889f280e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2019 20:01:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'checking/intro-levels/01.md' Issue 143 Changed "validated" to "affirmed" Changed "checking levels" to "affirmation levels" --- checking/intro-levels/01.md | 26 +++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/checking/intro-levels/01.md b/checking/intro-levels/01.md index f7f142c..6a39330 100644 --- a/checking/intro-levels/01.md +++ b/checking/intro-levels/01.md @@ -1,24 +1,24 @@ -### The Checking Levels +### Checking and Affirmation Levels -Checking levels are designed to expand the sphere of people who have the opportunity to check the quality of the translation. +Checking levels are designed to expand the sphere of people who have the opportunity to check and affirm the quality of the translation. There are three levels of checking that lead to three affirmation levels. -The three checking levels are as follows: +The three affirmation levels are as follows: -* Checking level one: validated by the translation team. -* Checking level two: validated by the leaders of a local church and the Christian community. -* Checking level three: validated by the leaders of multiple local churches, a network of churches, or multiple evangelical denominations. +* Level One: level-one checked and affirmed by the translation team. +* Level Two: level-two checked and affimed by the leaders of a local church and the Christian community. +* Level Three: level-three checked by the leaders of multiple local churches, a network of churches, or multiple evangelical denominations -### How Checking Levels Are Reached +### How Affirmation Levels Are Reached -During a MAST workshop the translators engage in the checking steps (step 5-8) as a team. This platform assures that the individual's work is edited by other members. Additionally, these steps give team members the responsibility of working together to agree on and affirm the final prodect. Once this is done, level one has been achieved. +During a MAST workshop the translators engage in the checking steps (steps 5-8) as a team. This platform assures that the individual's work is edited by other members. Additionally, these steps give team members the responsibility of working together to agree on and affirm the final prodect. Once this is done, level one has been achieved. -Once level one has been achieived, the team is encourageed to print or otherwise publish their translation so that it can be immediately useful. At this time they are also invited to upload their translation to the Wycliffe Associates content server. This provides for the next two checking levels. When the translation has been validated by church leaders and other Christian members of the community it is considered to have reached level two. Finally, some translation teams may wish to have their work reviewed and validated by a network of denominational leaders and scholars. If this is achieived the translation is considered to have reached a level three. +Once Level One has been achieived, the team is encourageed to print or otherwise publish their translation so that it can be immediately useful. At this time they are also invited to upload their translation to the Wycliffe Associates content server. This provides for the next two checking levels. When the translation has been affirmed by church leaders and other Christian members of the community it is considered to have reached Level Two. Finally, some translation teams may wish to have their work reviewed and validated by a network of denominational leaders and scholars. If this is achieived the translation is considered to have reached Level Three. -Once the translation has reached level one, the translation team and church leaders will determine what further checking and subsequent levels should be reached. The levels as explained in this manual are a guide for affirming quality and expanding the exposure of a new translation. +Once the translation has reached Level One, the translation team and church leaders will determine what further checking and subsequent levels should be reached. The levels as explained in this manual are a guide for affirming quality and expanding the exposure of a new translation. -### How Checking Levels Are Used +### How Affirmation Levels Are Used -* Translations that reach level one can be made available to others on the Bible in Every Language website. -* Translations that reach level three can be used as source texts for other translation projects. +* Translations that reach Level One can be made available to others on the Bible in Every Language website. +* Translations that reach Level Three can be used as source texts for other translation projects.