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What does the Year of the Dragon mean for Chinese interpreters?

Anthony — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:57:39 +0000

This week the world celebrates Chinese New Year. 2012 is the year of the Dragon, when it is said in Chinese astrology, that big things and great fortune come to pass. For many… ...

Herculean effort from Linguists required for 2012 Olympics

Anthony — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:50:46 +0000

With less than 200 days to go before the 2012 London Olympics opens with a star-studded ceremony, many of the preparations for the athletes and the organising committees are now into the final… ...

Undeniable proof that football is the language of opinions and context

Emma — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:58:17 +0000

Frequent visitors to Translation Blog will know that I am partial to writing about translation and the use of language in football; and thank the beautiful game for being so topical in this

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Why speaking English might be easier for Northern Europeans in contrast to Southern Europeans

Anthony — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:51:49 +0000

A guest blog from Susanna Cha, recent MSc. Graduate in International Marketing Management:

If you are from Northern Europe and are considering taking an English test, you might find it easier… ...

The language of confusion

Emma — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:12:45 +0000

This post has been contributed by St Georges International Foreign Languages.

Language is a vital part of the human experience and differentiates us from other animals. Academics such as Howard Gardner… ...

Required skills for translators and interpreters

Emma — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:56:25 +0000

This is a guest post from Sarah, a blogger for Pimsleur Approach who provides language learning programs such as Pimsleur French and ...

Speak English or lose benefits – is it really as simple as that?

Anthony — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:35:27 +0000

On Tuesday, UK PM David Cameron announced a welfare policy that unemployed people who can’t speak English will lose benefits, on a sliding scale, unless they take an education course… ...

Translators without Borders and the Horn of Africa crisis

Lori Thicke — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:43:27 +0000

Lori Thicke is the founder of Translators without Borders, the US-based charity that assists in translating more than two million words, each year, for NGOs such as Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders),… ...

Did I just say that? Language mistakes

Emma — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:19:10 +0000

Caution: This post and its comments contain themes of an adult nature, although at the time not intentional. This is purely to illustrate how despite slips of the tongue and language barriers, you… ...

The lengths people will go to – language learning

Emma — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:49:17 +0000

Anyone who’s ever tried to learn a new language can probably admit to having got a bit tongue tied once in a while, but a recent story took the meaning to a whole new… ...