What comes up in a Google search for Christmas and translation?This seasonal “Language Links” post will answer a question that somehow came to my mind this week: what is floating around the web on the subject of Christmas + translation? Fi…

It may not be necessary for American presidents to speak a foreign language – but a surprising number of the early presidents did.An entertaining blog post from the Foreign Policy magazine website suggests that foreign language ability isn’t re…

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…

“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…

In this final post introducing our new website, we’ll show you how we’ve featured our most important asset – our clients.Language Translation, Inc has a long history of working with a fascinating array of clients, both multinational corporations …

For Americans, it’s quite convenient to have English as the world’s global trade language. But is it really fair?All over the world, people study English for many reasons: business, academics, and travel, to name a few. English-speakers, of course…

In 2005, dozens of US language experts got together and set up an excellent website about languages: The 5-Minute LinguistSix years ago, the US Senate agreed on something, and declared 2005 "The Year of Foreign Language Study." The conc…

In 2005, dozens of US language experts got together and set up an excellent website about languages: The 5-Minute LinguistSix years ago, the US Senate agreed on something, and declared 2005 "The Year of Foreign Language Study." The conc…

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…

We often focus on the world’s most widely used languages. But which ones are losing the race against time?Many people wonder which language is spoken by the most people, but which one has the fewest speakers? As has been widely reported in the mains…