Callie Vail has been working with Render since 2014. She has a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin and has taken master’s level courses in Oral Bible Translation and Translation Principles. She serves as an Oral Bible Translation Trainer for Faith Comes By Hearing.
Demonstration of Render
Abstract
Come see a demonstration of Render, an oral Bible translation software. This demonstration will give an overview of Render as well as highlight the newest features. Since its launch in 2016, Render has supported oral translation by focusing its design on nonliterate translators. The software is iconographic and color-driven, guiding the user through each step. It also acts as a workflow management tool, keeping track of every audio file and updated draft. Render allows the loading of one or more (up to four) audio Bible versions to be used as references for translation. A team of translators will listen to the references, internalize that section of Scripture, translate orally into their language, and record the new translation in Render. The draft then goes through peer review, community testing, back translation, consultant checking, and revision. Those involved in getting Scripture to oral people groups may find Render to be a helpful tool.