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Medical Interpreter Mends Language Barrier Gaps – The Job Doc Blog – Boston.com.   “It was kind of a shock for me, learning the Greek and Latin terminology,” said Karapetyan, who said that just knowing medical terminology is not enough; the ethics and cultural intricacies of interpretation restrict multicultural conversations inside the hospital.

Expert skill training for Spanish court interpreters –  Online Level 3 This is a seven-week online course in a friendly environment. Chat one-on-one with the instructor from your home or office while they personally advise you on how to better your skills. Limited to ten participants. This webinar is targeted at interpreters with several years […]

Mexico’s Largest University to Post Online Nearly All Publications and Course Materials – Global – The Chronicle of Higher Education.   “If UNAM can do everything it proposes, this will be a very big step,” said Carolina Rossini, the coordinator of the Open Education Resource Project, a program supported by the Open Society Institute to […]

Translation & Interpreting Summit Advisory Council 2011 Meeting. Mission Statement: To provide a vehicle for cooperation among organizations concerned with language translation and interpreting, in order to foster the following mutual objectives: Strengthening the T&I community across government, education, and industry sectors, Promoting awareness and image of careers in T&I, and Informing buyers on how […]

Preserving Native Languages on KFYR-TV North Dakota’s NBC News Leader.   Two years ago during a language conference, a community member proposed using a cartoon to teach the younger generations how to speak their native language–Lakota. With that, the four year project to produce the first fully animated cartoon series dubbed in Lakota began.

Translation journal garners rave reviews – The Brown Daily Herald – Serving the community daily since 1891.   “To translate something well is as difficult as it is to write well,” Nassau said.

Modern Evolution of Language: What Role does Twitter Play?.   I remember my ninth-grade English teacher telling me that I used 25 words to say something that could easily be conveyed in five. She told me that every good writer must self-edit, and that longer terms do not necessarily translate into higher quality. On Twitter, […]

American Heritage Dictionary, fifth edition – chicagotribune.com.   The American Heritage Dictionary, Fifth Edition, released Tuesday, includes 10,000 new words. Some of them you’ll recognize. (“Hoodie: a hooded garment, especially a hooded sweatshirt.”) Some of them you won’t. (“Spaghettification: The extreme elongation or stretching of an object by tidal forces as it falls toward an […]