Language Translation – Are language interpreters in demand everywhere?

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,…

Language Translation – The return of the Language Translation Inc. blog!

While our website was overhauled, our three blogs went on a break too. If you have been to the Language Translation Inc. website lately, you may have noticed a new look. And if you have come to this blog lately, you may have noticed a distinct lack of…

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 – Voice to text technology: far from perfect

Any type of automatic translation gives iffy results, but voice to text has an especially long way to go. In my language teaching career, I have been confronted with software that is supposed to measure the correction of students’ accents and int…

Language Translation – What is regulatory translation?

Basically, regulatory translation is where legal, technical and medical translations meet.Logically, you might think the term “regulatory translation” refers to translating rules and regulations. In fact, the expression is more closely lin…

Language Translation – Who speaks the best international business English?

A new index sets out to define the geographical areas and industry sectors where business English is spoken the best.Last week, we posted about the pros and cons of using English as an international business language. I tend to agree with one of the e…

Language Translation – Building the base for successful localization projects

German social games developer MegaZebra got going early in localization and is reaping the benefits.For an online game company, it’s wonderful to have fun and addictive concepts. And it’s even better to be able to market them over large portions of the…

Language Translation – Aging population needs medical translation services

An aging population means a greater need for medical language translation and interpretation.In this blog, we have often reported on the increasing demand for medical services in the health care sector. But just why is the need for these services incre…

Language Translation – Translation of British slang

“Translate British” proposes online translations from British to American slang.All writers (and anybody who has ever travelled to Great Britain) know that the differences between British and American English go way beyond the accent. Vocabulary, …

Language Translation – Online quizzes test knowledge of medical terminology

Medical language is difficult to master even in your own tongue. Need proof? Check out some online medical language quizzes.In our posts about medical translation, we often emphasize that medical translators and interpreters need to start by understand…