Banks Employing Interpreters and Translators

The Community Language Bank is now using college students to provide interpreters and translators due to their unique clientele. The bank is also preparing to revamp its Web site with the help of ...        » read more

Early Jesuit Contact with American Indians Translated into English.

From the 1720s to the 1760s, a German-speaking Swiss Jesuit Priest who served at San Ignacio and San Xavier del Bac missions in the western United States, wrote a number of letters in German and Spanish to his family in ...        » read more

Wife's Disobedience should not Lead to Death According to Quran

Aasiya Hassan was decapitated by her estranged husband only a week after she served him with divorce papers. Hassan is native of Pakistan and was not considered overtly religious. Asra Nomani, a Muslim ...        » read more

European Union Uses YouTube to Recruit Translators

The European Union (EU) is in urgent need of translators and has made a plea for such services on YouTube. Because the bloc has 23 official languages, it is in desperate need of interpreters ...        » read more

Spanish Interpreters and Translators Needed in the Northeastern U.S.

In the Northeastern part of the United States, the need to understand the Spanish language is growing at a rapid pace. According to Cumberland Police Sergeant Anthony Rumgay, his ability to understand the speak ...        » read more

French Language Becoming More Popular at the University Level

At India's Panjab University, French has become one of the more popular languages. Over 150 students are currently seeking admission to learn the language and it continues to attract even more in academics ...        » read more

Portland Schools' Services to English Language Learners Inconsistent

According to the State of Oregon, Portland Public Schools need to improve the consistency of their services provided to English Language Learners (ELLs). This was determined after an audit of the school district's ELL ...        » read more

Execution May Occur Over Translation of the Quran

A pocket-sized translation of the Quran has landed six men in prison in Afghanistan and left two of them begging for their lives because they are accused of revising or modifying the Quran. According ...        » read more

Interpreter and Translator Jobs are Almost Recession Proof

The unemployment rate in the Hispanic population has recently risen to almost 10 percent in the United States. However, there are sectors of the community that are defying this downward trend due to the ...        » read more

Interpreting and Translating Arabic may be Two Different Things

The meaning of words in the Arabic Muslim world is often times related to the traditional meaning of what is written in the Quran, which is seen as a complete guide to life. Thus, many interpretations have a religious ...        » read more

Iowa Mexican Cultural Center Employs Translators

The Casa Guanajuato Mexican Cultural Center in Moline, Illinois now maintains a paid staff to help the Hispanic community with information regarding education, health, immigration, and the ...        » read more

Korea Helping Married Immigrants Communicate Clearly

The Ministry for Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs recruits over 60 translators and interpreters among married immigrants to the country. In this manner, married immigrants will be able to communicate ...        » read more