Back Translation
Training Videos

Back Translation: What is it and What Makes a Good One?

A good back translation is done by someone not involved in drafting, should be natural, reflecting the back translator's understanding of the vernacular text's sense. It must not use helps or other Bibles, and should mirror what the vernacular text says, not what it should say.

Back Translation: How to Prepare for and Create the Project

Prepare for drafting the back translation by resolving prerequisite tasks and clearing issues in the vernacular translation. Create a linked project with the correct format markers from the main Paratext menu.

Back Translation: How to Draft and Mark as Finished

Learn how to use the best view to draft the back translation in, and how to mark verses' back translations as finished.

Back Translation: How the Status Boxes Help

After marking a back translation as complete, changes in the vernacular are shown in the status box as 'outdated.' Review and, if needed, mark as finished. Utilize the 'view differences' button to see detailed changes, and correct errors in the vernacular translation to restore the check mark in the back translation.

Back Translation: Ready for the Consultant and their Notes

When is a back translation ready to pass on to the consultant? How do they send feedback? Learn these things in this brief video.

Interlinearizer: How to Start

Learn about the different ways to open the Interlinearizer window: 1. Create glosses based on a model text 2. Create glosses with no model text 3. Create a back translation 4. Create an adaptation or revision

How to Use the Interlinearizer

Learn how to use the interlinearizer - how to add glosses, change glosses, gloss a phrase or morphemes and control if the word parses line is displayed.