Cohort Mentoring in Academic Domains

Many of us are painfully aware of the shortage of consultants in Bible Translation Organizations. What can be done about this? How do we train enough consultants well enough and quickly enough? by Tim Stirtz, SIL Global Linguistics Coordinator Image by Veii Rehanne Martinez, Free for Canva Teams At the October 2023 Bible Translation conference,Continue reading “Cohort Mentoring in Academic Domains”

Practical Mentoring: Involving Mentees in Your Own Growth Process

Coleen Starwalt, Linguistics Consultant, SIL Nigeria SIL Nigeria is a growing entity. Alongside new expatriate colleagues, we are successfully recruiting many Nigerians to work in all of our domains, including linguistics. As work expands, consultants like myself, are strongly encouraged (if not expected) to mentor others. This is especially true in the case of newerContinue reading “Practical Mentoring: Involving Mentees in Your Own Growth Process”

Expériences personnel dans le mentorat au travers des cultures / Personal Experiences in Mentoring Across Cultures

Joseph Koabike, Translation Consultant, SIL Togo-Benin We are happy to publish some posts both in English and in French. The English translation of this post is available below. To read in English, please scroll down. Dans l’exercice d’encadrement en tant que mentor, j’ai eu l’occasion d’accompagner cinq personnes de cultures différentes de celles d’Afrique. ParadoxalementContinue reading “Expériences personnel dans le mentorat au travers des cultures / Personal Experiences in Mentoring Across Cultures”

Les défis et les possibilités du mentorat au travers des cultures / The challenges and opportunities of mentoring across cultures

Joseph Koabike, Translation Consultant, SIL Togo-Benin We are happy to publish some posts both in English and in French. The English translation of this post is available below. To read in English, please scroll down. Toute activité qui met des gens de cultures différentes ensemble pour une même cause est une bénédiction pour les partiesContinue reading “Les défis et les possibilités du mentorat au travers des cultures / The challenges and opportunities of mentoring across cultures”

Le mentorat dans le contexte culturel africain / Mentoring in the African context

Joseph Koabike, Translation Consultant, SIL Togo-Benin We are happy to publish some posts both in English and in French. The English translation of this post is available below. To read in English, please scroll down. Assurer le mentorat des pairs en conformité avec les valeurs culturelles africaines et en respectant les traditions d’apprentissage et d’enseignementContinue reading “Le mentorat dans le contexte culturel africain / Mentoring in the African context”