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May 16, 2012
Milton Fingerman dies at 90
Milton Fingerman, who interpreted for survivors of Dachau concentration camp, died Monday at East Jefferson General Hospital. He was 90. Read more. Related News:No Related News
May 9, 2012
Pinterest Seeks Translators Around the World to Translate its Interface
The social network Pinterest has launched a campaign of recruitment to translate its interface into different languages. In the same way that Twitter has, Pinterest is trying to crowdsource the translation of its interface. Read more. Related News:No Related News
April 30, 2012
Google Translate Boasts 200m Users a Month
As Google Translate turns 6 years old, Google officially announces monthly use of over 200 million people. Read more. Related News:No Related News
April 27, 2012
Chinese Internet Translation Super-team – Baidu and Kingsoft Join Forces
Chinese search giant Baidu and the translation software provider Kingsoft have announced plans to cooperate in creating internet services for translation technology. Read more. Related News:Voice Recognition Tested in US Hospitals for Improving Health RecordsFirefox will be translated into South American Quechua to Inspire Digital InclusionPolish Woman “Shocked” as Result of Mistranslated ArticleMexican more »
April 20, 2012
Romanian National Liberal Party Makes it Clear that Romanian is Only Official State Language
The leader of the opposition National Liberal Party (PNL), Crin Antonescu, has made it clear that although he supports the use of minority local languages and conserving their national identities, Romanian is still the only official language of the state. Read more. Related News:Voice Recognition Tested in US Hospitals for Improving Health RecordsLanguage more »
April 16, 2012
Voice Recognition Tested in US Hospitals for Improving Health Records
Developers of voice-recognition technology are releasing a range of products aimed at improving the speed and thoroughness of documenting patient information. Read more. Related News:Chinese Internet Translation Super-team – Baidu and Kingsoft Join ForcesRomanian National Liberal Party Makes it Clear that Romanian is Only Official State LanguageLanguage Barrier Represents Biggest Issue for Young CanadiansCayman language more »
April 11, 2012
Ghanaian Court Suspends Cocaine Trial Due to Lack of Interpreter
The trial of a 37 year-old Moroccan woman was put on hold yesterday in Ghana as a result of a shortage in Arabic interpreters. Read more. Related News:Deaf Student triumphs against University for use of Interpreter EU Language laws put NHS Patients at Risk, Warn Senior DoctorsHundreds of Learner Drivers in Sussex Require InterpretersInterpreter at more »
March 29, 2012
Google Gives Hot MSEO Tips at SMX Munich
Yesterday’s MSEO session at SMX Munich saw an informational talk by Johannes Müller of Google Zurich shedding insight on the complexities of optimising international websites. Read more. Related News:Google Panda goes Multilingual
March 27, 2012
Language Barrier Represents Biggest Issue for Young Canadians
The issue of language barriers in Canada reached new levels yesterday as dialogue concerning Salem Public Schools and their problems focused largely on socioeconomic issues. Read more. Related News:Romanian National Liberal Party Makes it Clear that Romanian is Only Official State LanguageVoice Recognition Tested in US Hospitals for Improving Health RecordsCayman language receives new breath more »
March 21, 2012
Cayman language receives new breath of life as up-to-date dictionary is released
The publication of a new Cayman language dictionary marks a surge to delve deeper into the culture of the Cayman Islands. Author Kevin Goring (pictured) has said that the dictionary hopes to preserve Cayman cultural heritage. Read more. Related News:Romanian National Liberal Party Makes it Clear that Romanian is Only Official State LanguageVoice Recognition Tested more »
March 13, 2012
First Documentation of African Language Boosted by Academic
The language secondary to English in Liberia, Kpelle, had no written record 20 years ago. Now, thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Winkler, Liberia now has the first written resource on their language, the Kpelle dictionary. Read more. Related News:No Related News
March 7, 2012
Twitter Gets Support for Right-to-Left Languages
Twitter announced on Tuesday that they have completed a process that will allow its users to communicate in right-to-left languages. This marks the second major move towards providing such languages after they added Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu to its Translation Centre in January. Read more here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401222,00.asp Related News:No Related News
March 2, 2012
Welsh Language to be Given Boost with Digital Strategy
The Welsh Government aims to focus on helping people to use Welsh in everyday life. This will be done through the use of new technology and social media, with Education Minister Leighton Andrews said yesterday as he launched a new five-year plan. A group has been set up to advise the Welsh Government on how they more »
March 1, 2012
£10 Million to be given for English Language Training
Communities Minister Andrew Stunnell has today revealed that the Department for Communities and Local Government will be providing up to £10 million to help fund English language learning for non-English speakers. The authorities will be making this funding available in the current 2011/2012 academic year to support help encourage learners with no, or minimal, knowledge more »
February 29, 2012
Deaf Student triumphs against University for use of Interpreter
The College of Education at Central Michigan University has reversed its decision regarding deaf elementary student Kelly Laatsch, as she will now be able to use an interpreter to complete her student teaching course. This verdict came following a petition, local media coverage, and new legislation introduced by the Student government Association. “I’m so more »
February 28, 2012
New Irish Language Social Network to be Launched
US comedian and Irish language speaker Des Bishop has revealed a new social network website that aims to boost the use of the Irish language online. Designed to suit both learners and speakers of Irish, Abair Leat! is hoping to have 6,000 active users by then end of March, and 16,000 by the end of more »
February 27, 2012
English Language Barrier has Helped David De Gea Avoid Criticism
Manchester United defender Jonny Evans believes that goalkeeper David De Gea has avoided much of his critics due to the fact that he could not understand the English language. The Spanish under-21 goalkeeper, who arrived from Atletico Madrid for £18 million, has suffered a series of high profile mistakes this season. Many in the media more »
February 24, 2012
President Obama Campaign launches Spanish-Language Website
President Barack Obama’s selection campaign launched a Spanish-language version of his website on Thursday 23rd February in an effort to attract the highly sought after Latino voters. The website, BarackObama.com/es, will feature much of the same content as the English site. It will also include information about social networks and the ability to give contributions more »
February 23, 2012
Frederick County Makes English the Official Language
Frederick County is the first jurisdiction in Maryland to make English the official language of government. Following a three-hour debate on Tuesday 21st February, the Board of Commissioners voted 4 to 1 in favour of the bill, which went into effect the following day. “English is our official language. I mean could you imagine if more »
February 22, 2012
Microsoft to make Switching Languages Easier in Windows 8
Microsoft has announced that they are allowing users to download and install their own languages for the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. In a blog post about building Windows 8, Windows International Program Manager Ian Hamilton said that the next version of Windows would offer more than the preconfigured languages. This is because it will more »
February 21, 2012
Indian Government Invites Developers to have a Say in Local Language Computing
India has seen a remarkable growth in the number of Internet users over the past decade, but it is questionable how useful the opportunities that the Internet provides Indians. Unless computing accessible in local languages, Internet growth may become stifled as a result. The stunted growth will not only hamper the deliverance to the society more »
February 20, 2012
Latvians Reject Russian as a Co-Official Language
Latvian voters have thoroughly rejected a proposal to make Russian an official language in Latvia. This defeat came through a referendum on Saturday, and is expected to leave its mark on an already divided society. Currently, Russian is the first tongue for about 33% of the Baltic county’s 2.1 million population. The majority of these more »
February 17, 2012
Australian Multilingual Broadcaster SBS Suspend 15 Language Services to Save Money
Multilingual broadcaster SBS has been forced to suspend services in 15 languages. SBS Managing Director Michael Ebeid told a Senate committee that the decline in advertising revenue has had an impact on the station’s budget. As a result, Mr Ebeid has said that several radio services have been affected. “We had to put about 15 more »
February 16, 2012
English Language Students flock to Success Charter School in New York
Officials at a charter network that wants to open a new elementary school in Southside Williamsburg claim that they have attracted much interest from English language students. Staff from the Eva Moskowitz-led Success Charter Network reveal that they have already received 174 applications from potential pupils in District 14 for the new school’s k-1 classes. more »
February 15, 2012
Vitamin D helps Language Development in Children
Pregnant women who do not get enough vitamin D may end up negatively affecting their child’s language development, a recent Australian survey has uncovered. However, these findings still need to be confirmed by other investigations, as the study was entirely based on the statistical study of pregnant women. Chief researcher Andrew Whitehouse, an associate professor more »
February 14, 2012
Mistranslation makes Federer sound Critical of Teammate
Roger Federer may have been knocked out of the Davis Cup by the United States, but the Swiss was forced to play down a mistranslation from French that made him sound critical of his teammate Stanislas Wawrinka. Federer’s analysis of his doubles defeat alongside his partner Wawrinka was “I played a good doubles, and Stan more »
February 13, 2012
Welsh Language status needs to be Improved
Nearly three in five people in Wales believe that there is a need to improve the status of the Welsh language further, a BBC survey suggests. The study was commissioned by BBC Radio Cymru to mark 50 years since the Tynged yr laith (Fate of the Language) lecture. This lecture is seen as the most more »
February 10, 2012
Firefox will be translated into South American Quechua to Inspire Digital Inclusion
The Internet browser Firefox is set to be translated into the Quechua language. This translation assignment will be crowdsourced, and individuals who can speak or write the language are invited to work on the project. Quechua is a native South American language, which is widely spoken in the Andes region. In Bolivia and Peru, it more »
February 9, 2012
Yahoo! Expands Language base with launch of Bengali Service
Yahoo! India and Ananda Bazar Patrika have announced a partnership that will strive to deliver premium digital content in Bengali to the Indian market. The online property, Bengali.yahoo.com, will utilise the combined editorial strengths of ABP and Yahoo! India, a company statement revealed. Yahoo! India now offer content in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, and Bengali. The more »
February 8, 2012
Israeli Farsi language radio station attempts to send Peaceful Message to Iran
While Israeli leaders are consistently sounding warnings of potential military action against Iran’s nuclear instillations, Radio RADISIN, a private Farsi language radio station, seek to transmit a more peaceful message. The Tel Aviv based radio station has become known for the airing of Iranian music, poetry, and current affairs. RADISIN’s shows all aim to spread more »
February 7, 2012
Foreign Languages to be banned for Immigrants Taking UK Driving Test
Immigrants will be banned from taking the UK driving test in their native language following an investigation into rogue translators, who are allegedly helping them to cheat in their driving theory test. After the investigation by the Driving Standards Agency, it was revealed that nearly 800 immigrant drivers have had their driving licenses revoked after more »
February 6, 2012
Yahoo India bets big on Regional Languages
In an effort to help boost their penetration in India, Yahoo India is looking to at least 5 new languages to its content search options by the end of the year. According to Prem Panicker, managing editor of Yahoo India, in the next 5 years, the language space will see an addition of up to more »
February 3, 2012
Polish Woman “Shocked” as Result of Mistranslated Article
A Polish woman who was the subject of a mistranslated article, which suggested that she was a “welfare tourist”, has said that she was “shocked” at the article, and that it was completely untrue. The woman, who is known as “Magda”, spoke on the radio this morning to discuss the article described as “inflammatory” by more »
February 2, 2012
Afrikaans Language under threat in new Bill
The status of Afrikaans as an official language in the state department is at risk, if the latest iteration of the South African languages bill is passed. Even in the provinces where Afrikaans is spoken by the majority of citizens, such as the Western Cape and Northern Cape, national state departments will be obligated to more »
February 1, 2012
Dolphins are Multilingual!
Dolphins are so intelligent that they can learn to speak a second language while they are sleeping. Soon, they may even give professional translators stiff competition for their jobs! Within the last week, scientists have recorded captive dolphins in the French town of Port-Saint-Père sleep talking. But bizarrely, as they were sleeping, the marine mammals more »
January 31, 2012
Rebuffed Afghan combat interpreter accused of taking story to the Media
A Canadian Army commander and a senior politician have ruled against allowing a highly praised Afghan combat interpreter safe refuge in Canada. The leading officials have faulted him for complaining publically about delays, an internal source has revealed. The former head of Canada’s elite Special Forces, and the deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan, turned down Sayed more »
January 30, 2012
Istanbul Restaurants set to Translate Menus to Entice Big-Spending Arabs
The Turkish restaurants around Taksim Square in Istanbul are translating their menus into Arabic to entice big-spending Arab tourists. Erkan Ali Karabulut, manager of Café Eylül in the touristic Talimhane district near the square told The Guardian “If you speak Arabic with Arabic tourists, they see you as a friend, and feel more comfortable.” Much more »
January 27, 2012
Obama’s State of the Union Address Translated by Crowdsourcing
In line with its coverage of the State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, NewsHour requested that its audience and the followers it has on their social media accounts to aid in translating the president’s speech using a free tool called Universal Subtitles. These crowdsourced translations aim to make the news more widely accessible more »
January 26, 2012
Mexican Translation mix-up blamed for false accusation
A woman’s family is infuriated after Mexican officials appeared to suggest that the beating she had received was a result of domestic violence. Paul Giles, Sheila Nabb’s brother, has said that the translated version he received says “unfortunate events are the result of domestic violence and not the result of an unsafe condition.” Giles said more »
January 25, 2012
SDL Launches Extension to SDL Trados Studio
SDL has announced the availability a new extension to its SDL Trados Studio, know as SDL Trados Studio GroupShare. This new product aims at enabling the sharing of translation projects, translation memories and terminology across teams. SDL Studio GroupShare aims to meet the demands of organisations that are being forced to adapt more quickly in more »
January 24, 2012
Investigations Begin into New South Wales Regional Language Puzzle
A woman local to the area has establish a movement aimed at reviving parts of the Wiradjuri people‘s language. Having an interest in our family history is a trait common to many of us – Diane McNaboe, a Wiradjuri woman, is no different. Ms. McNaboe is calling on various communities in New South Wales to more »
January 23, 2012
More teenagers shunning foreign languages at school
The Department for Education published results … 380,000 teenagers finished their GCSEs last summer without receiving a qualification in a language.
January 20, 2012
U.S. Army contacts Cambridge technology firm to develop instant Translation Software
Cambridge-based Raytheon BBN Technologies is developing an instant translation program for the army. The company have also announced that the app will be available for Smartphones. Raytheon BBN has revealed this week that the U.S. Army is paying them $5.5 million to develop a two-way translation system that can be used and interconnected on a more »
January 19, 2012
Wikipedia Blackout in protest at new US Anti-Piracy Laws
Wikipedia has temporarily taken the English language version of its website offline today in protest at the anti-piracy laws that are currently under consideration by the US government. When attempting to access the site, users were met with a black screen, and the message “Imagine a world without free knowledge”. The website, which went dark more »
January 18, 2012
Row Erupts over South African Language Policy
The current South African language policy is holding children back, according to several MPs and members of the public who met in Cape Town. Now, this issue has been placed before the National Assembly’s arts and culture committee who will review the proposed South African language bill. The latest draft has been criticised by representatives more »
January 17, 2012
Britons furious over controversial Americanisms in updated Winnie the Pooh
Conscientious British readers are horrified at the error-strewn and crass Americanised contemporary update of Winnie the Pooh, the Daily Telegraph reports. Linda Weeks, a librarian, takes exception to some of the new phrases, “AA Milne would never have written the word ‘gotten’, so why has it been put in there?” Similarly, Weeks also highlights the more »
January 16, 2012
Google “Embarrassingly” Mistranslates Malaysian Government Website
Malaysia’s Defence Ministry is going manual in translating the contents of its website, following the farcical mistakes made by Google’s free translation service on the English version of its website. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmed Zahid Hamidi admitted that the inaccurate translation from Google Translate has caused much embarrassment to the ministry, reported Malaysia’s more »
January 13, 2012
CBS-RBNL JV to launch first non-English Language Channel
US-based television production house CBS Studios International will start a Punjabi language general entertainment channel in India later this month. This will be CBS Studios first non-English television venture. This is the fourth channel that will be launched by CBS and its partner RBNL since the foundation of a joint venture in August 2010. Currently, more »
January 12, 2012
EU Language laws put NHS Patients at Risk, Warn Senior Doctors
European language laws that govern how overseas doctors work in the UK are placing NHS patients at risk, the head of two colleges have said. They have claimed that “urgent action” was needed on the issue of EU doctors’ and have criticised the number of hours a week trainees can work for. In a letter more »
January 11, 2012
Google Translate helping to break down Language Barriers as an iPad App
Online language software Google Translate is now available as a native iPad app. The software is able to translate phrases between any combinations of languages in its extensive library, and even has speech-to-text and text-to-speech capabilities. Although the speech recognition is still flawed, if used slowly and carefully, it will be able to break down more »
January 9, 2012
Leading Indian Institutions are working together to offer Online Sanskrit Interpretations
7 Indian institutions have come together to develop a technology for online translation from Sanskrit to Hindi. Unveiled at the 15th World Sanskrit Conference in New Delhi on Thursday, the project involves collaboration amongst University of Hyderabad, IIIT Hyderabad, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Sanskrit Academy, Hyderabad, Purna Prajna Vidyapeeth, Bangalore, Tirupati Vidyapeeth and Jagadguru Ramananandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, more »
January 6, 2012
Concern with some Language Schools in Oxford
“Fly by night” language schools are causing overcrowding on public transport and unruly behaviour in Oxford’s parks. That is the warning from one of the city’s pre-university colleges, following opposition councillor’s calls for Oxford City Council to accredit the best language schools. Green city councillor, Nuala Young, has called for a new forum for sixth-form colleges and more »
January 5, 2012
Government to increase effort to promote Ancient Sanskrit Language
Describing the Sanskrit languages as “the spirit of India”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the Indian Government will step up their efforts for the promotion, development, and enrichment of the ancient language. Addressing the 15th World Sanskrit Conference, Singh argued that the notions of liberalism and tolerance embedded in the Sanskrit language must be applied more »
January 4, 2012
Bible is Norway’s 2011 Best Seller
The first Norwegian translation of the Bible for 30 years has topped the country’s book charts in 2011, selling almost 80,000 copies so far and hugely exceeding expectations. The launch of the new Norwegian edition of the bible saw large overnight queues, with many bookshops selling-out within the first day of release. “We only printed 26,000 to more »
January 3, 2012
Gujarati Triumphs in Court Battle against Hindi and English
Local Indian languages are set to rule over the national language, Hindi, when it comes to reporting sensitive issues. This was the ruling made by a Gujarat High Court following a plea challenging the land acquisition by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the Junagarh district. The issue has stemmed from 2006, where the more »
December 30, 2011
The Race to Save the Cherokee Language
Cherokee Nation language specialists are working with the universities of Kansas and Oklahoma to document unique phonological features of the Cherokee language, such as tonal qualities and vowel sounds. Work to preserve the Cherokee language has been ongoing for 2 decades. Surveys count nearly 300,000 Cherokee citizens, but few under the age of 40 have conversational use more »
December 29, 2011
Sydney’s Multilingual New Year’s Eve
Sydney Harbour Bridge will become multilingual on New Year’s Eve, with “Welcome to Sydney” being displayed in 16 languages. The phrase will be displayed onto the bridges pylons in English, Gadijal, Chinese, Greek, Swahili, Russian, along with many other languages. People visiting the city for the New Year will be encouraged to focus on their aspirations and resolutions as more »
December 23, 2011
Keeping the Yiddish Language Alive
Yiddish is making a return to Emory University in Atlanta, and is one of a handful of college programs in the US teaching the language of Eastern European Jews. The language came close to extinction after the holocaust as millions of Yiddish speakers perished in Nazi concentration camps, or fled to other countries where their native tongue more »
December 22, 2011
Jailed Iranian American worked on Electronic Translators, Colleague Says
An Iranian-American ex-Marine accused of spying on his ancestral homeland has been imprisoned. However, a former colleague said that he had only been working on developing an electronic translator for US troops, and would not have been involved in espionage. Iranian state television aired a supposed “confession” by 28 year-old Amir Hekmati over the weekend. His family more »
December 21, 2011
Poor Translation in Court Entitles Man to a New Trial
A Washington County man has been given a new trial after questions were raised about the quality of the English translation of a statement he gave to the police in Spanish, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The court overturned the conviction of Jose Luis Mendez, who was sentenced to the 60 years in prison for rape, more »
December 20, 2011
Welsh-Language Musicians Strike over “Unfair Royalties”
BBC Radio Cymru has been told not to play the songs of approximately 450 artists, who have taken industrial action. Welsh-language musicians are to strike, and down their microphones, guitars, and drum sticks, in protest of how they are being treated in post-credit crunch Britain. For 3 days from Monday, as many as 450 musicians, composers, and more »
December 15, 2011
Hulu Launches Spanish-Language Programming Service
Hulu Launches Spanish-Language Programming Service
December 14, 2011
Native American Languages are nearing Extinction
According to a report released by the Census Bureau, some American Indian and Alaskan native languages spoken primarily at home are facing the threat of extinction. The report, entitled the Native North American Languages Spoken at Home in the US 2006-10, is the first occasion where the Census Bureau has studied the use of Native more »
December 13, 2011
Cost of Irish Translation Rises
The Department of Educations spending on Irish translation services has risen dramatically since 2006. Education Minister John ODowd revealed to the BBC that more than Related News:No Related News
December 12, 2011
Babies Start Learning Grammar as soon as they are Born
Infants start learning language as soon as they are born
December 9, 2011
Thai Court Imprisons US Citizen for Translating Banned book on King
Thai Court Imprisons US Citizen for Translating Banned book on King
December 8, 2011
Interpreter makes errors in PM Speech
A Manupir government official has been suspended over the poor interpretation of the Prime Ministers Speech during his to the region on December 3rd. Lalrongbawl Hmar, assistant publicity officer of the Directorate of Information and Public Relations, is claimed to be responsible for the selection of the interpreter, whose poor translation has caused embarrassment to more »
December 7, 2011
Western Canadian media firms announce Chinese Language Edition
Canadian media outlets launching Chinese language websites
December 6, 2011
Japanese Scientists are Studying Oyster Language
Scientist in Japan have begun studying the language of oysters in an effort to find out what they are saying about their environment. Researchers are monitoring the opening and closing of the molluscs in response to change in seawater, such as reduced oxygen or red tide, a suffocating algal bloom that could lead to mass more »
December 5, 2011
Hundreds of Learner Drivers in Sussex Require Interpreters
Hundreds of Learner Drivers in Sussex Require Interpreters
December 2, 2011
Amazon opens Spanish and Italian Kindle stores
Amazon opens Italian and Spanish Kindle sotres
November 30, 2011
Delving into the Worlds Made-Up Languages
New dictionary for the world’s made up languages
November 29, 2011
Will English destroy the Indian Languages?
Many Indians see the English language as an advantage for Indias development and growth. Many Indians speak excellent English. It has become the primary language for the elite and effectively the official language of the central government. As a result, there are an increasing number of parents who now wish to provide their children with more »
November 28, 2011
Deaf Man Suing after being jailed for 25 days Without a Sign Language Interpreter
Deaf man suing for being jailed without an interpreter
November 25, 2011
Harry Potter goes online in 70 Languages
Harry Potter available online in 70 languages
November 24, 2011
Montreal-Area board considering making French obligatory in Schoolyards
French language to be made mandatory in schools
November 23, 2011
Russian Language Movement in Latvia has More than Half of Required Signatures
Russian language movement hoping to make Russian an official language
November 22, 2011
More Languages added to Australian Curriculum Plan
Australian officials have added Hindi, Turkish, Latin, Ancient Greek, and sign-language to the national plan for language teaching. This is after an earlier draft was widely criticised by several governmental figures. However, Mandarin and Italian will be the first languages introduced, according to a paper released by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority yesterday. more »
November 21, 2011
Local-Language Newspapers see growing sales figures in India
Local language newspapers selling well in India
November 18, 2011
Increasing number of immigrants straining language barriers in the US
More students need a bilingual education in the US
November 17, 2011
Google adds more languages to Translation App
Google adds new languages to translation app
November 15, 2011
Quebec launching new campaign to introduce French language on signs
Signs in Quebec to have French description
November 14, 2011
Scottish Schools axing foreign language aides
Scottish school councils cutting number of language teaching assistants
November 9, 2011
Facebooks Translation tool is far from perfect
Facebook translation tool is consistantly less that 50% accurate
November 7, 2011
Irish Children to use latest app to learn official language
Irish children using latest app to learn language
November 4, 2011
Will Ferrell to star in Spanish-language film Case de mi padre
Following the likes of Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Jack Black, Will Ferrell is set to be the latest Hollywood film star to take part in a Spanish-language film. Variety reports on Thursday that Ferrell will star in Case de mi padre. He will play a ranch owners son who is trying to settle his more »
November 3, 2011
Brighton Language schools anger at Visa clampdown
Language college leaders are fuming at the Government after their licenses were revoked in a student visa clampdown. The Home Office had named 67 colleges which have not secured a new status that allows them to support student visas. Ministers claim that this tough new enforcement of the system will prevent serious student visa abuse, more »
November 2, 2011
Local American Districts fail to meet English Language Standards
A national report released on Tuesday reveals that only 271 of Jackson Countys 2,300 English Language Learning students met the required standards to leave the language program. However, nearly every district in the county failed to improve upon their language proficiency rate to meet to standards for the 2010-2011 school year. Students are expected to more »
November 1, 2011
Russian Language Broadcasters aim to promote Russian Language abroad
The International Congress of Russian Language Broadcasters opened in Moscow on Monday. The event features over 60 Russian language media for 30 different countries, who all met to discuss ways to resolve all potential issues. The event will be significant principally for the Russian community abroad, with Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stating at the more »
October 31, 2011
Ralph Fiennes blames Twitter for Dumbing Down the English Language
Ralph Fiennes blames Twitter for Dumbing Down the English Language
October 28, 2011
Iraqi Interpreters involved in the war struggle with life in Britain
Several hundred Arabic interpreters who risked their lives to help Britain out during the Iraq war were offered an opportunity to start a new life in the UK. However, many have struggled to settle. While some still received threats for their decision to help the British forces, others could barely even make it into our more »
October 27, 2011
Modern Day statistical language translation techniques used to crack Copiale Cipher
Modern day translation techniques crack the copiale cipher
October 26, 2011
Chinese fans flock to get a copy of Steve Jobs biography
Record pre-orders for Chinese translation of Steve Jobs’ biography
October 25, 2011
Newcastle Talking Kitchen can help you learn French
New talking kitchen to help French language learning
October 24, 2011
The Worlds first Multilingual Social Network now available in Arabic
World’s firt multilingual social network launches Arabic platform
October 21, 2011
Bilingual Tweeting a Necessity, claims New Brunswick Language Commissioner
The New Brunswick Official Language Commissioner, Michael Carrier, has described in an annual report the need to comment on social media websites in both of Canadas official languages. Carrier recommended to Premier David Alward on Thursday that public agencies need to be given guidelines for social media usage under the Official Languages Act. The Official more »
October 19, 2011
New Competition makes Google Revise Translation Software
Google translate to have new improvements
October 18, 2011
Canadian Citizens must speak official languages
Immigrants who wish to become Canadian citizens will be faced with tougher testing, Canadian officials have revealed. The Federal government are considering proposals for tighter rules on language policy, which may require Canadian citizens to speak English, French, or both languages. Some people, believe it or not, have been able to take translators with them more »
October 17, 2011
Foreign Language Driving Tests set to be banned
Last night, transport ministers claimed that approximately 90,000 individuals were allowed to take driving tests in a foreign language, despite not being able to speak English. The current ruling allows for theory tests to be taken in 19 different languages, while drivers are also allowed to take practical tests with an interpreter present. In total, more »
October 14, 2011
Language Learning on Smartphones to go Social
Language learning to utilise social networking
October 13, 2011
Salt Lake County to provide Spanish Language assistance to voters
Due to the ever-changing demographic in Salt Lake County, officials have deemed it necessary to provide
October 12, 2011
French Language Authority to Combat Use of English Words
French language agency attempts to limit use of English words
October 11, 2011
NFL Considers providing Spanish Language version of its RedZone Channel
The NFL is debating the prospect of creating a Spanish language version of its RedZone channel, the LA Times report. Plans and discussions may be in their infancy, but the NFL has been very proactive in attempting to engage with their Hispanic viewers, a demographic that they consider to be increasingly important. RedZone was launched more »
October 10, 2011
New York State to become Multilingual
New York State to translate official documents into 6 languages
Laws to Introduce new English Test for foreign doctors
New English tests for foreign doctors
October 4, 2011
Government Unveils Plans to Introduce Language Teaching to 5-year olds
New plans to introduce teaching to 5 years olds
September 29, 2011
Catalan Film Nominated for Academy Awards
Catalan film nominated for academy award
September 28, 2011
South Orange County schools to offer Mandarin Immersion Program
OC schools to implement Mandarin Immersionb program
September 27, 2011
Shakespeare to be performed in 37 Languages
The plays of William Shakespeare are to be performed in 37 different languages
September 26, 2011
Hindi Language Embraced by Oxford English Dictionary
Hindi words incorporate in latest Oxford Dictionary
September 23, 2011
Google Voice Action goes Multilingual
Google Voice Action released in 5 European languages
September 22, 2011
Interpreters not being used widely enough by Doctors
Doctors not using interpreters often enough
September 21, 2011
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard Joins Campaign to Save Vulnerable Languages
Major playwright joins petition to save “vulnerable” languages
September 20, 2011
Air Canada must improve its Bilingual Service, Audit Reveals
Air Canada slammed for language policy
September 19, 2011
Bilingualism is Vital for Growth in Singapore, says Lee Kuan Yew
Former Prime Minister explains importance of bilingualism in Singapore
September 16, 2011
New Instant Translation App Unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt SF Conference
New translation app offers speech to speech translation
September 15, 2011
Waterstones Involved in Languages Row
Book store Waterstones involved in a languages row
September 14, 2011
Kremlin not to blame for Translation Oversight
Mistranslation causes controversy in Britain and Russia.
September 13, 2011
Increased Demand for Language Learning in China
Increased demand for language learning in China
September 9, 2011
Booming eCommerce Sector in Russia
E-commerce is growing in Russia: Russian website localization is required to meet customers needs.
September 8, 2011
New Smartphone App to help with Charitable Donations
New Smatphone app helps track donations and sacrifices
September 7, 2011
Mandarin to become Obligatory in Pakistan
Madarin becoming increasingly important to Pakistan
September 6, 2011
Japanese Professor Restores link to Aboriginal Past
Japanese professor aims to preserve Worrongo language
September 5, 2011
Facebook Rumored to be Developing a Translate Feature
Facebbok said to be developing translation software
September 1, 2011
Google Chrome update makes Translation possible with Google+
Google Chrome add on makes translation possible with Google+
NATO Publishes Russian-English Glossary to Ease Relations
New glossary to help NATO communitcate with Russian specialists
August 31, 2011
Google Chrome update makes Translation possible with Google+
Google release translation update for Google+.
August 30, 2011
Twitter Feed Mocking New York Mayor is Viral
Twitter user parody’s New York Mayor’s Spanish
August 26, 2011
English Baccalaureate to Boost Language Learning
Foreign language learning improvements for English students
August 25, 2011
Fresh Tips from SES San Francisco
The SES Global Search Marketing Best Practice Roundtable in San Francisco always proves to be an interesting session for the SEO community. This years meeting proved to be no different, as the conference outlines several key issues surrounding of effective translation and localization in digital marketing. Session attendees were given an hour to ask questions more »
August 24, 2011
Esperanto an Automatic choice for Twitter Speakers
The Automatic Vocalist tells of his love for Esperanto
August 23, 2011
Vogue Italia apologizes over translation of Slave Earrings
Vogue Italia are facing a Twitter storm following the online labelling of gold hooped earrings as slave earrings. Vogue officials state that this error was caused by a poor Italian translation, and have apologized to all customers who may have been offended by this wording. Related News:No Related News
August 22, 2011
False Interpretation of French Reality Fiction causes Panic in European Banking Sector
Reality fiction in Le Monde sparked fierce internet rumors about the collapse of the Euro.
August 19, 2011
Google Panda goes Multilingual
The Google Panda algorithm becomes international supporting the most languages
August 18, 2011
Concise Oxford English Dictionary is 100 Years Old
Concise Oxford English Dictionary turns 100 years old.
August 17, 2011
European ban on Samsung Galaxy 10.1 has been lifted
EU ban on Samsung Galaxy 10.1 lifted.
August 16, 2011
Kalima Project to Revive art of Translation across Arab World
Arab Translation, Kalima Project
August 12, 2011
British student has tongue lengthened to speak Korean
A 19 year old student from Beeston in Nottinghamshire has had her tongue surgically lengthened in order to help her speak Korean.
August 10, 2011
AdAsia Confirms 27 Distinguished Speakers for 2011 Congress
AdAsia Congress announces more speakers
August 9, 2011
Google Word of Mouth to solve all of the Worlds Queries
New translation technology from Google
August 8, 2011
Football Revolution in the Middle East
Reflecting the growing popularity of football in the Middle East, a fully translated and localized Arabic version of Pro Evolution Soccer 12 will be available from September. Speaking to Middle Eastern Events, Naji Robehmed, Director of Gaming at Pluto, the Middle Easts largest gaming software distributor, stated The localization of Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 into more »
August 5, 2011
Jordan Insists Language Barrier is no longer an Issue
Jordan ditches Google Translation
August 4, 2011
Translated Memoirs to Provide Fresh Insight into Atomic Disasters
Translated memoirs reveal atomic horrors
August 3, 2011
Welsh Assembly: Bilingual Law Planned after Translation Row
Bilingual laws in Welsh assembly after row
August 2, 2011
Western Companies Improving Localization for China
Companies localizing to boost profit in China
August 1, 2011
Racy Novel Proves Difficult for Welsh Translators
Welsh language not sexy enough for novels
July 29, 2011
Facebook Votes Demands Professor Layton Localization
Crowdsourching demands Professor Layton localization
July 28, 2011
Ancient Lives Project to Uncover Secrets of Ancient Egypt
Ancient lives corwdsourcing project to translate ancient manuscripts
July 22, 2011
App launched offering translations into Newport slang
Published by the University of Wales in Newport, the app has been developed as a tongue-in-cheek translation service to address problems students from outside the area have in understanding the locals.
July 21, 2011
YouTube launches automatic captioning in Japanese
The video sharing site announced the launch of a new auto-captioning feature which will provide Japanese Translations.
July 20, 2011
Pixar voices bumpkin character in 44 dialects
Film company Pixar went to extraordinary lengths to ensure their film Cars 2 was a success worldwide, with expert transcreation into 44 languages.
July 19, 2011
Interpreter at the centre of phone hacking scandal
It has emerged that an executive editor on the News of the World also provided interpreting services for the Metropolitan Police during 20 years while working at the newspaper.
July 18, 2011
Biggest Social Network in the World is NOT Facebook
Since its inception, Facebook has been regarded as the market leader for social networking websites. With over 575 million users, Facebook has become the platform for people to connect globally, and businesses are increasingly interested in monitoring social media. However, it is QQ from China that claims to be the worlds largest online community. Founded more »
July 15, 2011
Austrian driving agency allows photograph with Pastafarian headgear
An Austrian atheist has won the right to be shown on his driving licence wearing a pasta strainer as religious headgear. Niko Alm claims that he is required to wear the sieve, due to his creative interpretation of the scripture of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Speaking to the BBC, police spokesman in more »
July 14, 2011
Spelling mistakes undermining online revenues
Basic spelling mistakes are costing online retailers millions in revenues.
July 13, 2011
Chinese now second largest language on the Internet
Growth of Chinese online activity making it second largest language on the Internet.
July 12, 2011
Contentious Translation Sees Manchester City Playing in the United Stadium
They may be the richest football club in the world, but Manchester City would have been advised to seek some professional translations services.With City needing to comply with UEFAs looming Financial Fair Play regulations, a Related News:No Related News
July 11, 2011
EU Linguists to Ease Multicultural Tensions
EU initiative to employ translators and interpreters to ease multicultural tensions by facilitating communication and understanding.
July 8, 2011
International translation services offered at IYCS event
The recent IYCS conference In India featured international translation.
Translation services ‘make internet global’
The internet is becoming a melting pot of languages, with international translation now more important than ever.
July 7, 2011
Market research firms advised to question Big Society
Market research professionals have indicated that they want to investigate the government’s Big Society policy further.
Importance of interpreters hailed by parents
Parents at a US school have lauded the impact of a trilingual counselling assistant.
Pret a Manger international marketing strategy faces challenges
Pret a Manger must decide how to overcome an important obstacle if it is going to make an impression in France.
July 6, 2011
German comedian to publicise New Zealand
New Zealand is hoping to attract more Germans to the country.
International E-commerce firms must balance convenience with security
An expert has urged companies to gain people’s trust and let word of mouth spread a positive message regarding security.
July 5, 2011
International translation app for iPhone users
Penpower launches new Worldictionary 2.1 app for iPhone users.
Localisation of titles ‘a priority for Wii gamers’
Wii gamers are awaiting the localisation of a number of upcoming Japanese hits.
July 4, 2011
English international translation needed for Korean firms
English is becoming a required skill for Korean businesses.
Translators ‘have a great responsibility’
International translation professionals have a responsibility to preserve the meaning of their work.
July 1, 2011
Mandarin Mamma Mia! localisation involved few major changes
The Mandarin version of Mamma Mia! is said to have involved very few major alterations to the script.
Macy’s unveils international E-commerce strategy
International customers can now order Macy’s products online.
US politician Dennis Kucinich criticises translation
Recent comments made by Dennis Kucinich were mistranslated, according to the Ohio Democrat.
June 30, 2011
International translation of Paul Verlaine’s poetry alters rhythms
Paul Verlaine’s poetry has been translated by Karl Kirchwey, who has described how he set about reproducing the Frenchman’s prose.
June 29, 2011
Legal translation deal nears completion
Spain and Italy are the only EU member states who oppose the implementation of the unitary patent system.
German translation issue causes embarrassment for Wen Jiabao
The Chinese leader was unable to hear Angela Merkel’s comments on human rights due to problems with his earpiece.
Transcreation should involve native speakers, says gaming source
It can be beneficial to use native speakers during transcreation projects, as they will have a greater understanding of the nuance behind words.
June 28, 2011
Tech expert criticises mobile dictation service
Dictation and translations services should be made national priorities, according to John C Dvorak.
Unregistered court interpreter given jail sentence
A man has been sent to jail for posing as a qualified court interpreter in London.
ICM look to North America and Asia for international growth
The next step for ICM looks set to take the company to North America and Asia, according to its chairman.
International eCommerce plans unveiled by Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart will open an E-commerce hub in Shanghai to target Chinese consumers.
June 27, 2011
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter to be localised for Europe and US
Nintendo DS game Solatorobo: Red the Hunter will be localised by separate companies for European and US markets.
Translation could improve literature, suggests Kamila Shamsie
The translation of a book offers potential for improvement, noted the Pakistani author.
June 24, 2011
European Parliament approves international E-commerce proposals
New legislation will allow consumers to return items bought online within two weeks of receiving them.
Immigrant rights activist criticised for use of interpreter
A Texas senator has criticised a Mexican man for using an interpreter during a legislative hearing.
June 23, 2011
Roche announces international expansion
A new research and development hub is set to be launched by Roche in France.
Market research shows people are open to behavioural adverts
Behavioural adverts are not a problem for consumers, according to new market research.
June 22, 2011
International E-commerce boosts Barnes & Noble earnings
Barnes & Noble enjoyed significant sales growth on its online platform.
Colloquialisms can boost effects of localisation
Informal language and colloquial terms can help localise a campaign.
AOL CEO urges marketers to go local
Marketers should aim to translate their brand image for a local audience, says AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong.
June 21, 2011
Humour can be lost over international translation
International translation of jokes can be a recipe for disaster, as one Australian broadcaster recently found out.
16 May, 2012: Milton Fingerman dies at 90
9 May, 2012: Pinterest Seeks Translators Around the World to Translate its Interface
30 Apr, 2012: Google Translate Boasts 200m Users a Month