SIL Academic Training
Academic training in SIL focuses on preparing people to do quality linguistic fieldwork, literacy, and translation.
Training for Roles in Language Work
Arts Specialist
Ethnomusicology and Arts training prepares a student to work alongside local singers, actors, dancers and story tellers, researching a community's arts and then sparking artistic creation, to reach mutual spiritual and social goals. This training is offered at GIAL (Dallas, Texas), the European Training Programme, and Payap University (Thailand). The completion of these courses, followed by a six-month to three-year internship as an Arts Specialist, prepares the SIL member for further field service in the arts. Leadership in the member’s entity of assignment will determine when the Arts Specialist becomes an Arts Consultant.
The exact set of courses for this track is determined in consultation with the Ethnomusicology and Arts Group. An advisor will take into account the student's background and training. For more information, email .
Linguistics and Anthropology Courses
- Introduction to Language Structure
- Language and Society
- Second Language and Culture Acquisition
- Cultural Anthropology
Arts Courses
- Audio and Video Techniques for Fieldworkers
- Expressive Form Analysis
- Research Methods for Performing Arts
- Applied Arts
Training will also include further study in a particular artistic domain (such as music, dance, drama, storytelling, or visual arts) and a program application (such as translation, Scripture use, literacy, community development, anthropology, linguistics, or survey).