Service Area and Available Languages
Current Network
We serve all the bases in France and French-speaking Switzerland. We're also available to serve Quebec in Canada. We provide our services between English, French, and Spanish for now. We hope to expand into other languages in the future.
Our Free Services
Interpretation
- DTS or secondary school lectures
- teachings
- events
- evangelism
- shows
- conferences
- meetings
- and so much more
Duration depends on setting; for schools, our interpreters can commit to at least one week
Translation
- text
- documents
- websites
- social media posts
- promotional materials
- emails
- video transcripts
- manuals
- worship lyrics
- timelines
- and so much more
Time needed for completion varies; expect more time for wordy projects; we proofread every translation before sending it over.
Language Learning Resources
Current:
- French language school - YWAM Provence
- French language program - YWAM Dunham
- immersion outreach and evangelism - YWAM Lyon
- week-long crash course - on base upon request
- language level evaluation
- counseling for self-teaching a language
Planned:
- language course - YWAM Paris Connect
- immersion camp
- French-speaking pen-pal program
We no longer teach individual or group courses. All resources are for learners of French only.
Other Language Requests
If you’re a part of a YWAM base or ministry in need of some sort of language-related support, then feel free to contact us and explain your unique request.
What is the difference between "interpretation" and "translation"?
Both of these terms do involve relaying information from one language to another but the format is what's different.
Interpretation is relaying information from one oral or signed language to another while translation is relaying information from one written language to another.
An example would be an interpreter hearing a teacher speak English then interpreting his lecture into Spanish. This can be done either at the same time or after each sentence and idea. A translator will read a document in English and then translate the text into Spanish. They could either type the translation under the text in the original document or onto a new one.