Language Translation – Indian literature in “direct translation” featured at Frankfurt Book Fair

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…

Online Translations – The Future?

If you need a translation doing there are two ways of going about it. You can go online and ask a robot to firstly understand your language and secondly, translate it into a different language. Or you can use a company of human translators to do the work for you. Some say that the online […]

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HR Directors, Basil Fawlty and Global Communication

Some recent findings by The London School of English show language and culture are still not getting the attention they deserve within companies today.In fact, the spirit of Basil Fawlty seems to live on within some British businesses! Despite the Government pinning hopes on UK PLC exporting, it brings into question whether UK companies are […]

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Language Translation – Checking up on Google Translate gaffes

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…

Translators and Social Networking: LinkedIn

Translators (freelancers anyway) need to find work. How can they find work? Through developing contacts. Today social networking sites are one of the best means of developing these contacts. There are many social networking sites that you could join to promote your translation business; these include sites like Twitter, Facebook and Flixter. However, there is […]

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Intercultural Communication Event at UWE

29th October 2011 – University of the West of England, Bristol 10 AM, 29th October 2011 Day Event hosted by SIETAR UK and University of the West of England, Bristol Venue: University of the West of England, Bristol, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY In recognition of the significance of efficient communication in modern […]

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Export and Manufacturing Led Recovery?

Some people may have missed yesterday’s announcement over the creation of the first Technology and Innovation Centre in High Value Manufacturing (HVM). Business Secretary Vince Cable announced the details of the new centre which will receive more than £140 million over the next six years. Yes, not the most thrilling piece of news. However, for […]

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Language Translation – Everybody speaks English in Europe – right?

“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…

10 Tips: Adapting a Translation

Translating an advert into a foreign language needs to make sense and register an understanding in the target culture. This is done by adapting the original document, which means a linguistic and cultural transference from the original to the target translation. A well-adapted translation will fulfil the original document by reflecting the correct meaning and […]

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Language Translation – Use of language professionals a factor in successful export strategy

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…