Translating election materials into Tagalog language is a challenge in Nevada

Filipino community hopes updated language translation of election materials and ballots into Tagalog will improve political awareness and spur voter participation in Clark County, Nevada.In June we told you about the introduction of Tagalog language el…

Raytheon BBN Technologies awarded $5.9 million in DoD funding to develop a foreign-document translation system

New technology to produce real-time English transcripts of foreign-language handwritten notes and printed documentsLast May we reported that SRI International had been awarded a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) $7.1 million contract un…

« Soft skills » and foreign language mastery

Successful foreign language use requires not only knowledge, but communicative skills.I don’t know if it’s a European thing, but suddenly I’m hearing the term “soft skills” everywhere. According to Whatis.com, a specializ…