Of course, companies increasingly need multi-lingual employees. But look for « multicultural » to be the recruitment buzzword of the coming decade.According to recruitment expert Kyung H. Yoon, Founder & CEO of Talent Age Associates, multicultura…
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Over the past 50 years or so, translation has been pushed aside as a language-learning method. This could change.For many years, before the time when there was a cassette player in every classroom, translation played a key role in language teaching. B…
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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…
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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…
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Recent industry news suggests that apps may be the key to raising multi-lingual offspring. What’s the real story?I was intrigued by an article that came across my news alerts: “Six-Year Old Girl on Track to Learn 4th Language,” published …
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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…
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English-speaking countries need to get up to snuff on foreign language study, but funding isn’t following.In a global economy, even if English is the predominant language of business, mastery of other languages is an important communication skill. T…
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Almost 90% of companies outsource at least some of their language service work…and that’s not all…I always follow the excellent blog, Global Watchtower, published by language industry expert Common Sense Advisory. The global-oriented research com…
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Many languages have carried out, or attempted, spelling reforms, but enforcement can prove difficult.Although it hasn’t gotten a lot of English-speaking press, Spanish has undergone a spelling reform as of 2011. Created by the Real Academia Espa&…
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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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