Pennsylvania is reaching out to limited English proficiency speakers about a very specific problem: gambling addiction.Blogging about languages and language translation is a continual discovery. Just when you think you’ve covered it all, somethin…
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A new report by The Joint Commission reveals that many US hospitals face language service compliancy problemsA recently-released white paper entitled "The New Joint Commission Standards for Patient-Centered Care" points out compliance problem…
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The university’s new Master of Arts in Interpreting and Translation Studies is designed largely to meet the need for health care translators and interpreters. Wake Forest University has just announced the opening of a new Master’s program in la…
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The state’s Office of Multicultural Health & Services has awarded a grant for the development of certification exams in five languagesThe National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, which launched the first national certification exam i…
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Translation and interpretation are among the services that help assure equal treatment in the health care system.Language translation and interpretation services, when correctly provided, help to guarantee equal access to health care for all. They thus…
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A new site called Viki claims it has 100,000 volunteer translators subtitling for free. Subtitling is a highly difficult and painstaking translation task. Comprehension of film dialogue can be difficult even for native speakers; rendering the dialogue …
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Nearly 500 candidates have signed up for the certification exams since their launch one year ago.The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters has announced that after one year of its medical interpretation certification program, around …
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The Medical Division is the 3rd largest subgroup of the American Translators’ Association.The American Translators’ Association is organized in various subgroups, or divisions. The Medical Division is the third largest specialty group in the AT…
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A European Union study suggests 50 ways to motivate language learners.Motivation is a key to successful language learning, and some would argue that it is the most important factor. As the US is faced with the challenge of boosting the nation’s …
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Many Americans, whether English-speaking or with limited English proficiency, lack the language skills necessary to navigate the health care system.You have certainly heard of “literacy” and “illiteracy,” but are you aware of th…
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