Last year, Broward County court interpreters handled more than 20,000 cases. Of those, 17,255 requests were for Spanish translation services, 1,855 for Creole, 234 for sign language and 1,479 for other languages. Broward County Courts uses program that allows interpreters to work remotely – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com.   Contributed by member Michael Powers.

“Firms are missing out on sales by failing to grasp the growth in the foreign language internet, a leading translation company has said.” Business neglects foreign language internet – Telegraph.   Contributed by ATIF Member Michael Powers.

Jackson Memorial Hospital will be the site of IMIA’s First National Administrators Symposium, March 18-19. The event targets medical interpreter coordinators, managers, and directors in healthcare organizations. The theme of the symposium is Sharing National Best Practices for Language Access Administration. In addition to the full-day event for administrators, the IMIA has organized an 8-hour […]

While some areas of the brain are hard-wired from birth or early childhood, other areas — especially in the cerebral cortex, which is central to higher cognitive powers like language and thought, as well as sensory and motor functions — can be, to a remarkable extent, rewired as we grow older.   Don’t leave learning […]

Now the Joint Commission, which accredits and certifies more than 18,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the United States, is establishing new standards effective in January requiring hospitals to provide language interpreting and translation services.   New Career Opportunities for Medical Interpreters – Kansas City infoZine News.

The poet Walt Whitman compared slang to belching, and the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen claimed that “it is a sport, and, like any other sport, something that belongs essentially to the young”.   FT.com / Books / Essays – Old slang’s time.    

“It’s incredible to see the reactions on the deaf community’s faces and to know that they’re being accepted into the arts world, which a lot of people think they can’t appreciate. But it’s absolutely the opposite,” said Jen Crowell of First Night Burlington.   Interpreter brings First Night fun to deaf audiences – WCAX.COM Local […]

“(…) Spanish study does more than facilitate piña coladas on the beach at Cozumel. It’ll be a language of business opportunity in the coming decades.” Primero Hay Que Aprender Español. Ranhou Zai Xue Zhongwen. – NYTimes.com.   Note: If you want to know what the title says you gotta read the article!

“Vuvuzela – An instrument of torture for inflicting irritation on a scale only slightly below that produced by watching the England squad’s performance at the World Cup in South Africa.” If you like this one, wait until you see the others… Wordsmiths must be up-to-date on the most current terminology! The buzz words of 2010 […]