The need for language interpreters has become a popular local news story – and for good reason.American community “A” in state “B” needs more interpreters in the languages “C, D, E, F,G,H” — and maybe “I, J,…

A new initiative aims to encourage “direct translation” of Hindu or Tamil literature into the world’s major languages – without going through the English translation.Due to a scarcity of translators for certain “language pairs,” esp…

I enjoy running passages through Google Translate from time to time – and not just for fun.In the years I have been writing this blog, I have run a number of highly unscientific tests on automatic translation systems. At first it was truly “ju…

“Europe” is a vast multilingual and multicultural patchwork; so don’t assume that English is always enough to do business there.Americans travelling in Europe are often impressed by how well the population speaks English. Or if they aren’t…

For companies that export, it’s important to have foreign language speakers on staff – but they can’t cover all your bases.Results of 2007 research are currently being used to bring home the stunning cost of poor foreign language skills to Britis…

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…

A recent report by Common Sense Advisory shows the telephone interpreting market resisting the recession.According to Common Sense Advisory, a leading source of language service industry research, telephone interpreting has held steady through the rece…

In this final post introducing our new website, we’ll show you how we’ve featured our most important asset – our clients.Language Translation, Inc has a long history of working with a fascinating array of clients, both multinational corporations …

Recent industry news suggests that apps may be the key to raising multi-lingual offspring. What’s the real story?I was intrigued by an article that came across my news alerts: “Six-Year Old Girl on Track to Learn 4th Language,” published …

Our new website features communicative visuals and an easy-to-navigate structure. If you keep up any type of website, you know it is an ongoing task. Eventually, information accumulates, and you can find yourself managing a maze. That’s when yo…