The use of professional interpreters improves communication accuracy.A slightly old but very convincing video demonstrates the striking difference between the accuracy of a professionally trained interpreter and an untrained family member. The famil…

It’s one thing to say you speak a language; defining your foreign language level is another.When judging your foreign language level, you probably resort to nuanced self-evaluations; such as “I get by” or “I speak fairly fluently.&r…

It’s one thing to say you speak a language; defining your foreign language level is another.When judging your foreign language level, you probably resort to nuanced self-evaluations; such as “I get by” or “I speak fairly fluently.&r…

Many interpreters take notes to remember key ideas. In medical interpreting, the use of notes must be especially efficient. Translators write, and interpreters speak – – right? The formula above is basically true: translators render a written version o…

Is the correct terminology being used here?As reported by ABC, CNN, and hundreds of other news sources, The US Drug Enforcement Agency is seeking candidates to “translate” from African-American English to, well, some other type of English. …

All over the world, the Dept. of State’s Office of English Language Programs promotes the teaching and learning of English.Language is a key to diplomacy, which may well be why the U.S. Department of State implements English language learning program…

Health care interpretation is one of the fastest-growing fields in language services. Just what does the job involve?Many medical establishments need language interpreters to give effective care to their patients. Young people who are bilingual and who…

If re-elected, the Australian Labor party has promised to invest in language services for the elderly. Nationwide parliamentary elections were held in Australia on Saturday. Following a historically close race, the leading Labor and Liberal parties sti…

Our third new blog category will feature all aspects of language use and culture – and how they connect.As we announced on August 2nd, we’ve created three new blogs. Our Translation, Interpretation and Localization blog focuses on the three mai…

Relying on machine translation is risky in any field, but presents particular dangers in medicine.The International Medical Interpreters Association couldn’t make it any clearer: in their Guide on Medical Translation, the section about automated …