Mar 7 2011 in Cultural Diversity, culture, diversity, language, Latest News, translation by admin
The impending 2011 Census is projected to cost the United Kingdom Government £480 million; a large percentage of this cost is being taken up by the multiple translations of both the Census and its relevant advertisements.
The Census, which will be conducted on March 27th, is a legal requirement for all citizens over the age of […]
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Mar 4 2011 in certified spanish translation, conference interpreting, document translation, interpreting services, language translation, Latest News, medical interpreting, professional language services, professional translation service, telephone interpreting, translation services by admin
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 …
Mar 4 2011 in certified document translation, certified legal translation, certified medical translation, language translation, Latest News, legal interpreting, legal translation, medical interpreting, professional translation, professional translation services, telephone interpreting services by admin
A Canadian resident spent several months under warrant for arrest in Italy because of a poorly translated phone conversation.A February 27 news story from The Toronto Sun reveals that area businessman Salvatore Oliveti has been exonerated from all char…
Mar 4 2011 in certified document translation, certified legal translation, certified medical translation, language translation, Latest News, legal interpreting, medical interpreting, professional translation, professional translation services, telephone interpreting services by admin
A Canadian resident spent several months under warrant for arrest in Italy because of a poorly translated phone conversation.A February 27 news story from The Toronto Sun reveals that area businessman Salvatore Oliveti has been exonerated from all char…
Mar 3 2011 in business, culture, east, Intercultural & Cross-Cultural News, Latest News, values, west by admin
The online community ‘asianlife’ published an interview this month with Michael W. Morris. Professor Morris teaches at Columbia Business School and has spent much of his academic career studying cultural diversity in the workplace. This article examines questions like: Is the West more creative then the East? Does the East conform and the West rebel? […]
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Mar 2 2011 in foreign, language, Latest News, learn, Learn a Language by admin
The publication of a new Ofsted report into Modern Language teaching in the United Kingdom (titled ‘Modern Languages –Achievement and Challenge 2007-2010’) has revealed that, although “significant efforts” have been made to improve teaching, students are being hindered by teachers’ “unpreparedness” to use languages in class.
The report follows up on Ofsted’s previous 2008 survey and […]
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Mar 1 2011 in australia, Cultural Diversity, culture, intercultural, Latest News by admin
A survey by ‘The Challenging Racism Project’ has revealed some encouraging results about the condition of racial relations in Australia. The lead researcher Professor Kevin Dunn, from the University of Western Sydney, said that the results have shown that “Australia is in fact a very tolerant country…but [that] there is a problem with racism [within […]
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Feb 28 2011 in certified medical translation, certified translation services, document translation, healthcare translation, language translation, Latest News, medical interpreter, medical interpreting services, medical telephone interpreting, professional translation services by admin
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…
Feb 28 2011 in certified medical translation, certified translation services, document translation, healthcare telephone interpreting, healthcare translation, language translation, Latest News, medical interpreter, medical interpreting services, medical telephone interpreting, professional translation services by admin
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…
Feb 28 2011 in CAT, google, internet, Latest News, translation, Translation News by admin
The latest goal of researchers at Google is to create a computer that can translate poetry. This ‘Al Complete task’ is “as difficult as anything we can attempt in artificial intelligence”, states Dmitriy Genzel, a research scientist at Google. What particular difficulties are there in the translation of poetry?
Google is not alone in the development […]
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