Apr 4 2012 in endangered language, Facebook language, Latest News, translate English to Jerriais by admin
World’s largest social network site will soon be translated into Jersey’s native language JèrriaisJèrriais is the traditional language spoken on the Channel Island of Jersey, a crown dependency located off the French coast of Normandy. A va…
Mar 30 2012 in Latest News, machine translation, multilingual, olympics 2012, olympics translation, smart phone application by admin
BYU professor develops translation app for use this year during the London Olympic GamesYou may have heard that London will host the 2012 Olympic Games this summer, and as such it will become the temporary home of ambassadors, athletes and spectators f…
Mar 29 2012 in European languages, Juvenes Translatores, language teaching, language translation, Latest News, multilingualism, translation contest by admin
The 27 winners of the EU’s annual translation competition receive awards for their language skillsTwenty-seven youngsters – one from every country of the European Union – were rewarded for producing the best translation in their country in the …
Mar 28 2012 in interpreting jobs, Latest News, medical interpretation, medical interpreting, medical translation, translating jobs by admin
Innovative program offers economically disadvantaged multilingual women a way out of homelessness and poverty through the use of their language skillsWith the need for bilingual translators on the rise, a new nonprofit called Found in Translation is of…
Mar 27 2012 in language and culture, Latest News, localisation, localization, translation errors, translation humor by admin
While some errors in translation may be funny and/or costly, experience shows that some errors have the potential to be deadly – making them no laughing matter at allWe now continue with the rest of the top ten list of translation errors we started yes…
Mar 26 2012 in international business pitfalls, language blunders, Latest News, translation errors, translation humor by admin
While some of these flubs are rather humorous, errors in translation can also be embarrassing and costly for your business…Continuing with the theme of translation errors, we’d like to present the first part of a top ten list that caught our ey…
Mar 23 2012 in language translation, Latest News, multilingual election, state certified translator by admin
City election officials seek to minimize confusion caused by Chinese language ballot errorHere’s an example of how an error in translation can have an impact on our daily lives, in this case in the democratic process of voting. Arcadia, Californi…
Mar 23 2012 in English to Chinese translation, language translation, Latest News, multilingual election, state certified translator by admin
City election officials seek to minimize confusion caused by Chinese language ballot errorHere’s an example of how an error in translation can have an impact on our daily lives, in this case in the democratic process of voting. Arcadia, Californi…
Mar 22 2012 in alzheimers, bilingual, dementia, globalized world, Latest News, Spanish English by admin
Research indicates that bilingualism can improve cognitive skills not related to language and shield against dementia in old ageRecent scientific studies suggest that being bilingual actually makes you a smarter person. Well, being bilingual myself (En…
Mar 21 2012 in iPhone application, Latest News, machine translation, real time translating, social media, social networking, social translating by admin
Introducing the world’s first real-time translation app for instant messaging and chatHave you ever wanted to chat or send an instant message and have it automatically translated into a foreign language on the other end? Well, now you can thanks to T…