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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A New York video firm releases innovative, quality film material about health care and other social issues.Fanlight Productions would appear to work in an impossibly tiny niche: documentaries and DVDs about health care, disabilities, and workplace issu…
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Total immersion in a foreign language can be a great way to learn, but it is not always a magical solution.You hear it all the time: “the only way to learn a foreign language is to go live in a foreign country.” As a long-time language tea…
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I’ve never seen an art exhibit about translation, and I’ll probably never see one……but it’s certainly interesting to know that one is going to take place at one of the U.S.’s top museums. Indeed, an exhibit sponsored by the &l…
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Research from the University of Chicago suggests that even in the 21st century, people with accents can be considered untrustworthy.A 2010 study carried out by University of Chicago researchers shows that a foreign accent tends to damage a speaker&rsqu…
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As more Americans get health insurance coverage, the demand for medical interpreters will likely increase.Health care reform and the aging American population are both factors that will lead to more jobs in the medical field in the very near future. I…
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Language translators have reaped great benefits from the Internet revolution.Some occupations lend themselves easily to working remotely, and language translation is one of them. Through the Internet, freelance translators can contract with language s…
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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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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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If you want to get an exotic tattoo in a foreign tongue, you had best be sure of the translation.We all know tattoos are the rage in the USA, but were you aware that tattoo mistranslation is a recognized problem? Even the rich and the famous have been…
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