Providing language interpretation services can be a key to getting injured workers back on the job.Language interpretation services in medical settings are clearly desirable for L.E.P. (Limited English Proficiency) patients, as we have discussed many t…

…or the one where I create a plan to catch up with some of the interesting language-related stories that I wasn’t able to get to over the past month.I’ve been blogging for nearly 7 years now, and I would say that actually writing a blog post …

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…

A new initiative aims to encourage “direct translation” of Hindu or Tamil literature into the world’s major languages – without going through the English translation.Due to a scarcity of translators for certain “language pairs,” esp…

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…

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…

Successful foreign language use requires not only knowledge, but communicative skills.I don’t know if it’s a European thing, but suddenly I’m hearing the term “soft skills” everywhere. According to Whatis.com, a specializ…

A recent report by Common Sense Advisory shows the telephone interpreting market resisting the recession.According to Common Sense Advisory, a leading source of language service industry research, telephone interpreting has held steady through the rece…

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 …