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Cook School of Intercultural Studies Applied Linguistics & TESOL Program Handbooks FACULTY BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES SECTION 3.3 my PhD in Applied Linguistics from UCLA in 1991. I gained more international experience as a Fulbright Fellow, training teachers in Turkey in 1986, and in Turkmenistan in 1996. After time home with my family, more recently I've been traveling again. My trips have included Mauritania to train teachers and teach business EFL in 2008; Indonesia in 2010 to visit a former student and learn about TESOL and missions, as well as train teachers; a sabbatical in 2011 working with former students and teachers in Kuwait, Oman, Tajikistan, China, and Vietnam; and a series of workshops in Spain in 2012 with the U.S. State Department's English Language Specialist program. My husband Lee is a member of the U.S. Center for World Mission. He previously directed the Perspectives Study Program and is now director of finance. We have two children, Cara, born in 1986, a graduate of Biola; and David, born in 1990, a graduate of UC Santa Cruz. When I have free time I enjoy doing reading fiction, taking walks, and listening to classical music. Lalani Wood I first became interested in Bible Translation when I was in High School. At that time, I noticed that many of my classmates had problems that they would not have had, had they or their families followed the wisdom in the Scriptures. I was concerned about people who did not have access to that wisdom because they did not have access to the Bible in a language that they understood. This concern led me to Biola where I majored in Intercultural studies and took the only three linguistics classes which were offered then. After graduating from Biola, I earned a Masters Degree in Linguistics at the University of Texas in Arlington, and joined Wycliffe Bible Translators. In 1987, Wycliffe Bible Translators sent me to work in Southeast Asia. For several years, I taught linguistics at the regional university and also mentored young people who were interested in serving as Bible translators in their own country. 1998, I moved to another part of the country. I helped to lead a survey team that was trying to determine how many distinct languages were spoken in that province, and which communities needed a Bible Translation. In 2000, I began to focus on a particular language community in a hard-to-reach area of the province. I learned the language, worked with a committee of teachers to design an alphabet, and facilitated a community development project. I designed the literacy and community development work to lead into a translation program. But it always troubled me that most adults in the community did not want to read. They applauded the books that I published in their language but preferred to exchange stories orally rather than through reading and writing. For this reason, I began to look for a way to publish the Scriptures in an oral form rather than through print. In 2005, several local translators were appointed. We began to translate several passages from Genesis and Exodus. However, I became increasingly concerned about foundational doctrines that normal community members were misunderstanding. Their understanding of the Bible seemed to be Date: August 2012 Page 6 of 8
Cook School of Intercultural Studies Applied Linguistics & TESOL Program Handbooks FACULTY BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES SECTION 3.3 influenced by the theology in their traditional folklore. For this reason, I began to look for a way, not just to publish the Scriptures, but to help local church leaders, many of whom had only a basic education, use the Scriptures in a way that challenges the traditional theology and corrects their misunderstandings. In 2008, the Christian University which was sponsoring my visa, began to experience legal difficulties. It soon became clear that they would no longer be able to sponsor my visa. I returned to California and was glad that I could teach linguistics at Biola, and take classes toward a Ph.D. in Intercultural Education. Very soon, I hope to return to Southeast Asia to complete my doctoral research, and to resume my ministry. Date: August 2012 Page 7 of 8
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