“Don’t hang up a shingle. You cannot go out and practice law.” […] “I’m giving you in one afternoon what lawyers have to learn in three years of law school and two years of practice,” Holmes said. Read more.

Katharine Allen, co-President of InterpretAmerica, answers the question. Take a listen. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBxQ98ADxl0]

CNN pays homage to translators worldwide in the voice of Ms. Amanpour. http://edition.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/world/2014/09/30/pkg-amanpour-translators-interpreter-iaw.cnn

Where do words come from? What make them worthy of being added to a dictionary? Is the English language really getting worse? Get the answers to these and a few more questions from Anne Curzan’s TED Talk “What makes a word real?“

Independently of any religious affiliations any of us may have, the figure of the renowned bible translator,St. Jerome, has been a historic icon for both translators and interpreters.  Read more.

This presentation by Yilda Ruiz-Monroy is geared to linguists working into Spanish who want to hone their language skills. At the end of this four-hour workshop, attendees will have a clearer idea of the nature of Spanish editing, a sharper eye for detecting mistakes, the realization that there is a logical consistency in Spanish grammar, and the […]

The purpose of interpreting is not just to benefit those who speak a foreign language, and not just an opportunity for the interpreter to show off their skills.    Read more.

Like dispatchers, the interpreters are lifesavers. – See more at: http://charlotte.twcnews.com/content/news/triad/711283/interpreters-play-vital-role-in-911-response/#sthash.S12vlLZa.dpuf