Posts about Languages

Translator Newsletter: Being Invisible, Untranslatable Words, and More!

  July 25, 2016

Hello, GV'ers! Welcome to this week's edition of the Translator Newsletter! Today we're talking about. Compassionate Communication In a continuously globalizing society, we often find ourselves in workspaces where not everyone speaks English. For non-native English speakers, communicating and getting their ideas across can often pose an enormous challenge. UX...

Translator Newsletter: Dictionaries for Refugees, Brexit, and More!

  June 27, 2016

Hello, GV'ers! Welcome to this week's edition of the Translator Newsletter! Today we're talking about… Dictionaries for Refugees Let's kick the week off on a positive note! — Students in Norwood have come together to create a tool for Syrian refugees and their families living in their area. According to...

Translator Newsletter: The Perfect Translation, Cultural Equality, & More!

  June 13, 2016

Hello, GV'ers! Welcome to this week's edition of the Translator Newsletter! Today we're talking about… Cultural Equality Through Translation What role does translation play in the ongoing migration crisis we're all experiencing today? In an article entitled, “Translation — a bridge between languages that can foster cultural equality“, Marcus Tomalin...

Translator Newsletter: Lost Languages, Kid Translators, and more!

  May 31, 2016

Hello, GV'ers! Welcome to this week's edition of the Translator Newsletter! Today we're talking about… Is Bilingualism Linked to Creativity? That's the question on Jason Silva's mind when he talks about growing up speaking both Spanish and English, and coming from two different cultures. Does speaking more than one language...

Translator Newsletter: Language Maps, Modulation, & More!

  May 16, 2016

Hello, GV'ers! Welcome to this week's edition of the Translator Newsletter! Today we're talking about… Language Maps The Washington Post put together seven great maps and charts to help us visualize the languages of the world and how diverse we really are as a people. Did you know that nearly...

Translator Newsletter: ALTA Mentorships, A Universal Language, & More!

  May 1, 2016

Hello, GV'ers! Welcome to this week's edition of the Translator Newsletter! Today we're talking about… ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorships For the second year in a row, the American Literary Translators Association is accepting applications for a mentorship program for emerging translators from French, Polish, Russian, and any Singaporean language into...

Translator Newsletter: Classes, Video Games, and More!

  April 17, 2016

Hello, GV'ers! Welcome to this week's edition of the Translator Newsletter! Today we're talking about… Getting Started as a Freelance Translator Corinne McKay, an American Translators Association-certified translator with almost 15 years of experience, offers a lot of great courses for both new and experience translators. The great thing about...