You might not think about how language translation affects your everyday life, but according to Nataly Kelly, there is hardly anything in your life that isn’t touched in some way by language translation.We now continue with the second part of this two-…

Not all cultures readily recognize Alzheimer’s disease as a medical condition, as one family’s story reveals. Last week, we cited an excellent article from The Bay Citizen that emphasized the growing need for health care language services in America’s…

Not all cultures readily recognize Alzheimer’s disease as a medical condition, as one family’s story reveals.Last week, we cited an excellent article from The Bay Citizen that emphasized the growing need for health care language services in America’s a…

Among other brain-related benefits, learning foreign languages appears to improve your memory.Bilinguals see things differently… Bilinguals learn foreign languages more easily than monolinguals… And now, a study suggests that learning foreign lan…

Here are a few of this year’s top April Fools’ hoaxes from the other side of the pond. With their significant time zone advance, European countries were pretty much finished with their April fooling around by the time US jokes were at pe…

The provider of online word reference products has opened a new Spanish siteThe popular online word reference tool Dictionary.com has set up a new Spanish channel. Designed especially for learners of the language, in the long-term it will also publish …

Minimum requirements to work as a health care interpreter vary from state to state, but the necessary skills don’t.Few educational institutions offer training courses in health care interpreting, and a national certification process is just getting u…

Minimum requirements to work as a health care interpreter vary from state to state, but the necessary skills don’t.Few educational institutions offer training courses in health care interpreting, and a national certification process is just getting u…

A Waikiki restaurant has stirred controversy by applying a mandatory 15% tip to diners who don’t speak English.A friend of mine has a son who is a waiter in a Parisian restaurant – and he is always delighted to see Americans sit down to eat in …

It’s been a busy blogging year at Language Translation, Inc. Here’s a look back at five favorite posts from 2010.Bloggers generally love lists, and I am no exception. As I look forward to another year of blogging for Language Translation, Inc , I w…