It’s been 6 months since our last CLA Evaluation. We just had our second one this week!
(Hopefully by the time we’re finished with CLA, we will have reminded you so many times what “CLA” stands for that you will be saying “Culture and Language Acquisition” in your sleep!)
So what is a CLA Evaluation like?
A consultant comes in to the tribal location and spends several days with us, discussing elements of the Culture we have been learning, evaluating our Grammar proficiency with one of our faithful language helpers, and giving us many Language/Speaking Tasks to perform out in the village. After this is all finished, he gives us an idea of how far along we are in learning the language to a Capable (Capable High) level. He also gives us LOTS of guidance and direction for how to proceed until our next evaluation. We’re very thankful for the time and energy that he puts in to helping us do the best we can, for the purpose of reaching the Tigak people as effectively as possible.
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We’ve put together a video that will give you a glimpse into this week’s Evaluation, including Naya and Jocie’s mini-Eval!
Check it out here: https://vimeo.com/167384249
And what you’ve all been waiting for: Our results! The chart to the right is merely a gauge, to give an idea of how far we’ve come, and how much we have left to accomplish. Our consultant put Noe at Progressing Mid, and Lisa at Progressing High. The “Progressing” level is basically sentence-level speaking. “Capable” level is essentially paragraph-level (story level) speaking. The closer we are to Capable level, the more we are connecting sentences appropriately. We are both VERY encouraged with the progress we have made. Our consultant believes we can finish CLA in one year’s time. Pray with us that we can accomplish this goal.
In Christ and for His glory!
You don’t know me but I go to Grace Church and your progress in language acquisition seems remarkable and God blessed. Thank you for following God in His work.
Pat Holliday
Brings tears to my eyes to think about how far you have come since the days of Ecola Bible! How encouraging that you are all progressing well together!! Lisa, I loved the shot of you reading Goldielocks to that man. Totally engaging. God bless you all!
What Aunt Pat said so beautifully is what fills my prayers of gratitude. Thank you for the great video which gives us a glimpse of the process. When Dad and I were there in January, our mini-language session was stressful enough, and it was just recreational. I think it’s wonderful that you all CARE about your progress and are intentional in your efforts toward competency. Proud of you all for investing, and super thankful God is blessing your learning.
Huge praise! So proud of all four of you. And thankful that God has given you the ear to hear, the will to persevere, the heart to humbly learn, the opportunities to grow and the guidance to mature in the right way. All for love of Jesus first, and the love of His people second. Love you all, Aunt Pat