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Issue 124 The Translation Process  
(describes the MAST Process)
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MAST was developed as a simple process that emphasizes meaning transferance. In other words, the eight steps of MAST were specifically designed to help translators understand and then retell the meaning of the text.The first 3 steps are steps to discovering the meaning. The next step is concerned with retelling the meaning. The final four steps affirm the discovery of meaning and make sure the retelling is accurate and natural. If the eight steps are consistantly followed, the translation will be meaning-based, natural, and accurate. Here is an overview of the MAST process:
MAST is a simple process for translation that emphasizes meaning transferance. It has eight steps that are specifically designed to help translators understand and then retell the meaning of the text. The first three steps are for discovering the meaning. The fourth step is concerned with retelling the meaning. The final four steps affirm the discovery of meaning and help the translator make sure that the retelling is accurate and natural. Here are the steps:
1. **Consume**: Read the chapter in the source text, thinking about what it means. Consider the chapter as a whole, noticing its form and style as well as the setting and background. Even as you think of these things, do not get bogged down. This step should only take a few minutes.
2. **Verbalize**: In the target language express what you just consumed. This is best done to another translator who also speaks the target language. But it is such an important brain process, that if no one is available, it is still essential that the translator do this step by telling it to someone who can't understand his target language or even speaking it out loud to no one in particular. The process of retelling what he read out loud in his heart language helps to transfer its meaning into his memory for later.
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7. **Key word check**: Using the translationNotes tool, go through the passage and make sure all key words are present, are accurately represented, and use consistant terms agreed upon by the translation team.
8. **Verse-by-verse check**: This final step should be done with three people when possible--the translator and two others from his team. Each verse should be checked against the source text, using the translationNotes and translationQuestions as resources to confirm the accuracy and meaningfulness of the passage.
If these eight steps are followed by the team, the result will be an accurate retelling of the meaning of the source text.
Consistently following the eight stpes will help the team develop a translation that is meaning-based, natural, and accurate.