by Giovanna Lester | Mar 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Florida International University Latin American and Caribbean Center invites you to a screening followed by discussion on the Postville Raid. The event will take place on March 10, at the College of Law. Click here for more details or here for a preview.
by Giovanna Lester | Feb 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Dictionary.com chose to launch with the Spanish language version after seeing that 30 percent of all Google-powered translations are in Spanish. Dictionary.com to Launch Spanish Language Version of Site – Hispanically Speaking News. Contributed by Michael...
by Giovanna Lester | Feb 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
After shunning linguistic system for many years, the statistical translation mainstream is now again embracing grammar and other language-specific rules to capture some nuances and improve accuracy. Google, Yahoo! BabelFish use math principles to translate documents...
by Giovanna Lester | Feb 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the overall need for interpreters in the United States will increase by 22 percent from 2008 through 2018. Read more: Court Interpreter Certifications | eHow.com...
by Giovanna Lester | Feb 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Memory Games – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com. Keeping our memories sharp while having fun. Not a bad idea!
by Giovanna Lester | Feb 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
The United States is the second-largest Spanish-speaking country in the world after Mexico, but as the language becomes more widely used, as it interacts with the more dominant English and is casually exchanged in global forums like Facebook and Twitter, the...
by Giovanna Lester | Feb 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
A presentation by Steven Pinker.
by Giovanna Lester | Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
“I do think that the language to a large degree opens up and closes down many possibilities as to what a poet can express or not express,” [Burns] said. “It’s not just the translatability of occasional words: It’s the whole feel, tone,...
