Spanish language
by Nestor Raul Bogoya, Winnipeg, Man.
“Executive Board OKs Health-Care Plans” (Oct. 7) refers to the difficulty of finding Spanish reading material. I found not very helpful Ron Rempel’s comment that there is dusted Sunday school material on the shelves at Mennonite Publishing Network. This is an issue of context.
The tendency for many publishers is to translate material from English to other languages. But there are a couple of things that need to be taken into account compared to English-speaking people: (1) Spanish-speaking people do not read as much, (2) the levels of education are lower, (3) buying books is not a priority for people with a low income, (4) Spanish-speaking people like to read about issues of interest more than theology or Bible reference. It is important to look at these issues when thinking about writing material in Spanish.
Associated Issue: Expand CPT - The Mennonite
Associated Article: Executive Board OKs health-care plan
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