EasyEnglish MissionAssist Give out: TEE book LEE book handout Floppy Disc MissionAssist
What is EasyEnglish? A principled way of producing simple English texts A reduced vocabulary and reduced grammar — but perfectly good standard English Geared to people who have some, but not a great deal of English MissionAssist
Grammar No passive verbs No rhetorical questions Verbs rather than abstract nouns Two clauses per sentence MissionAssist
Production materials EE is produced using: EasyEnglish Lexicon EasyEnglish Authors’ Handbook EasyEnglish Checking Software Bible Glossary Handbook MissionAssist
Purpose MissionAssist is producing Bible translation in EasyEnglish Bible commentaries in EasyEnglish Bible studies in EasyEnglish This is one of many MissionAssist ministries — for more info, see Evangelism & follow-up Devotional Worship Counselling - Dr Rhian Lloyd Evangelism by TEFL - 85%; China Jesus Film - Luke; Nazarene pastors; Katy Barnwell’s questions Raymond Brown, David Coffee, John Stott, Steve Dray + https://home.missionassist.org.uk/ MissionAssist
Customers We write at two levels for different audiences 1200 word lexicon – “Level A” We target these groups but both levels are applicable to many other people and situations. 2800 word lexicon – “Level B” MissionAssist
EasyEnglish Commentaries Purpose: To help Church Leaders and Pastors with Personal Devotions Sermon Preparation Jan King (AIM) - Kenya Ralph Hangar (African Pastors fellowship) Bible Study Materials MissionAssist
EasyEnglish Commentaries Checked by: Theological Checkers Linguistic Checkers (with a degree in English + TESOL/TEFL qualification) Revd Norman Hillyer London Bible College, Moorlands, Spurgeon’s Theology Dept, Windhoek University, Namibia All books finished and on the web MissionAssist
EasyEnglish Bible Translation All books on the web Deaf Learning Disabled AEE - ‘Churches for All’ refugees Asians in Britain MissionAssist