Tina Peña Elected 2012-2014 Chair of National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters.. “I believe that my local, statewide and national experiences have equipped me with a unique perspective that will enable me to lead the National Board,” said Peña.

Nataly Kelly: Clearing up the Top 10 Myths About Translation.   The translation and interpreting industry adds tens of thousands of new jobs to the global economy each year and there is no slowdown in sight.

Bruce Benderson on Language Culture Gaps | Word Craft – WSJ.com. No translation is a word-by-word inventory, as my friend’s dry-cleaner had imagined. To do it well you must also be an illusionist.

Mastering the Finer Points of American Slang – WSJ.com. “Nowadays, peppering our speech with nonstandard English is being a regular Joe,” says Jason Riggle, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Chicago.

It’s ATIF Season! June 5- First Tuesday at B&B in Coral Gables – Come have fun with your colleagues after 5:30 p.m. 16 – Ethics Workshop in Fort Meyers. Prof. Borgenheimer is taking her ethics program to the Gulf Coast: Interpreters Code of Ethics Refresher Mini-Clinic from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Price; $100; applied […]

Trained Interpreters For Patients With Limited English Can Help Avoid Medical Mishaps – Kaiser Health News. For the 25 million people in the United States with limited English proficiency, the potential for medical mishaps is multiplied. A trained medical interpreter can make all the difference.

8 words that may not mean what you think they mean | Articles. “You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means,” Inigo Montoya.