Language interpreter shortage in the UK cripples the court as trials collapse

A national audit finds that 182 magistrate trials have collapsed due to lack of language interpreters. Meanwhile the court’s reliance on Google Translate is ‘putting the public safety at risk.’A ‘catastrophic’ shortage of language interpreters in the U…

Global Industry Analysts report predicts worldwide language translation software and services market will reach US$37 billion by 2018

A new market research report identifies the United States as the single largest market for language translation software and services, with growing demand stemming from corporations as well as Government agencies.Last month we posted a story identifyin…

Language translators play a crucial role in court

Erica De La Rosa appears in court nearly every day, but she never speaks for herself. As a certified court interpreter she literally speaks for others. Legal interpreting requires very specialized education and training. Many states require a special l…

Language Translation – Great Britain: a multilingual mosaic

Nearly 1 million children in the British school system are not native English speakers.In Europe, Britain is often held up as a model of a multicultural society. The model is being strained, however, by the number of schoolchildren who speak English as…

Language Translation – Medical tourism translators, interpreters needed in India

The multi-lingual subcontinent is not keeping up with the demand for language services, especially in the medical and legal fields.A recent post from the excellent language services blog Global Watchtower explains that India is in need of more tra…

Language Translation – Mistranslated telephone transcript leads to trouble

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…

Language Translation – Mistranslated telephone transcript leads to trouble

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…

Language Translation – Google employee creates « Translation Telephone Game »

Google is known for encouraging their employees’ creativity to run wild. A new site called “Translation Telephone” is a good example.According to the Programmable Web blog, a Google employee, Pamela White, has created an online version of the pop…