Apr 12 2013 in language interpretation, Latest News, limited English proficiency, over the phone interpreting, qualified language interpreters by admin
The Grand Island Fire Department is the first in the State of Nebraska to invest in the Enabling Language Service Anywhere (ELSA) language translation tool.It’s a new language interpreting tool that could potentially save hundreds of lives. The d…
Mar 14 2013 in internationalization, language interpretation, Latest News, medical interpreting, medical language interpreter, medical translation by admin
Richard Smith was editor of the British Medical Journal for 13 years until 2004. He recently wrote about the fundamental importance of language translation and interpretation to global businesses and other enterprises. If you’ve read the book Fou…
Feb 8 2013 in court certified interpreter, court registered interpreter, interpreting code of ethics, language interpretation, language translation, Latest News, translating code of ethics by admin
Concerns about language interpretation standards and conditions in Australian courts and hospitals prompted a comprehensive two-year review of the previous code.A new code of ethics for language interpreters and translators has been released to the pub…
Feb 1 2013 in conference interpreting, English to Spanish interpretation, language interpretation, language translation, Latest News, over the phone interpreting, spanish interpreter by admin
The Anaheim City Council has unanimously approved the addition of Spanish language interpreting services at all future City Council meetings for a one-year trial period.City staff will provide the Spanish language interpreter services during the public…
Dec 28 2012 in Afghan language translation, language interpretation, language interpretation for the military, language interpreter, language translator, Latest News by admin
A former Afghan language interpreter believes the New Zealand Government’s decision to offer resettlement to translators has saved his family’s life.Sometimes risking your life as an interpreter in a warzone can make you eligible for special benefits…
Nov 27 2012 in EU Parliament, European Union, language interpretation, language translation, Latest News by admin
The European Parliament has agreed to cut part of its language translation service, in a bid to shave its budget by some €8.6 million per year.As American lawmakers on this side of the pond consider raising taxes and cutting government spending to av…
Nov 9 2012 in language barrier, language interpretation, Latest News, limited English proficiency, Spanish language interpreting, student volunteer interpretation by admin
Students from Morris Innovative High School in Dalton, Georgia are providing voluntary language interpretation services at parent-teacher conferences in local elementary schoolsA language gap looms especially large in this northwest Georgia county, hom…
Oct 24 2012 in english to spanish translation, false cognates, Farsi into English translation, language interpretation, language translation, Latest News, Spanish to English translation by admin
The language translation process may sound easy to some. But in reality even the translation of a single word can prove surprisingly difficult.It seems we simply can’t get enough of Nataly Kelly, or of the recently released book she co-authored w…
Oct 19 2012 in language interpretation, language interpreting, language translation, Latest News, medical interpreters, professional translators by admin
Language translation affects your everyday life according to Nataly Kelly, so much so that she co-authored a just released book on the subject.Last week we reviewed the book Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World, …
Oct 10 2012 in Found in Translation, language interpretation, language interpreting, language translation, Latest News by admin
Language translation touches every aspect of life. This is the main message of the just released book Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World, by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche.In June we brought you a post outlinin…