Language translators have reaped great benefits from the Internet revolution.Some occupations lend themselves easily to working remotely, and language translation is one of them. Through the Internet, freelance translators can contract with language s…

As the saying goes, you learn something new every day. Today I learned something about the MICE industry. 250This post almost didn’t happen, because the headline that triggered it was entitled BRIDGING LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN THE MICE INDUSTRY. Now…

A leading business educator and strategist argues that a true global business culture is unlikely to emerge from the global economy.Most people would agree that the past decades have brought about not only a great deal of economic globalization, but al…

Breaking down language barriers is one thing; working through cultural differences is another.Sharing a language doesn’t necessarily mean sharing a culture. For example, a French citizen may speak the same language as a French-speaking Canadian, …

Breaking down language barriers is one thing; working through cultural differences is another.Sharing a language doesn’t necessarily mean sharing a culture. For example, a French citizen may speak the same language as a French-speaking Canadian, …

The use of professional interpreters improves communication accuracy.A slightly old but very convincing video demonstrates the striking difference between the accuracy of a professionally trained interpreter and an untrained family member. The famil…

It’s one thing to say you speak a language; defining your foreign language level is another.When judging your foreign language level, you probably resort to nuanced self-evaluations; such as “I get by” or “I speak fairly fluently.&r…

It’s one thing to say you speak a language; defining your foreign language level is another.When judging your foreign language level, you probably resort to nuanced self-evaluations; such as “I get by” or “I speak fairly fluently.&r…

From old-fashioned phrasebooks to talking devices, a number of tools are available to help travelers navigate linguistically abroad.Language translation applications are widely available for smart phones, but other, separate tools exist, from phraseboo…