The Benefits of Translation in Education
According to a report in the Washington Examiner, there are 5 million immigrants who were granted US citizenship but cannot speak English.
What You Need To Know About Cloud-Based Translation Memory
Cloud-based translation memory (which Argo Translation utilizes extensively) provides real-time benefits to translators and clients that were completely unavailable only a few years ago. Before jumping into this topic, though, it makes sense to describe the key differences between cloud-based and...
3 Steps for Creating an Effective Translation Glossary
One of the most critical steps in starting a relationship with a translation vendor is to create an effective translation glossary. Most issues that come up with negative translation feedback are related to poor choices in terminology. This problem is especially true when the subject matter is...
Highlights of U.S. Public School Requirements Concerning Translation
A recent lawsuit brought by Latino parents against a school district in Massachusetts and that state’s Department of Education has put U.S. translation and interpretation regulations in the spotlight. Several federal laws come into play to understand U.S. public schools’ requirements, with an...
How Disney Uses Translation To Create a Sense of Place
On a recent trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, I noticed that most of the signage in the Asia area of the park was translated. However, some signs were left in English, with their original lexicon left intact. Disney is famous for thinking of every last detail in its parks, but I was...
Translation and Interpretation in Education
Translation (written) and interpretation (oral) both have a very prevalent place within our country’s education system. The way teachers and administrators share school-related information with students and parents is crucial to ensuring that important and critical information is communicated...
Standard Machine Translation vs. Human Translation
One in five US residents speaks a foreign language at home, and the percentage keeps growing. Translation has become a very important necessity in our day-to-day interactions and is an essential communication tool between businesses, companies, customers, and countries. Historically, a translation...
Best Practices for Working With a Telephonic Interpreter
Telephonic interpretation is simply the oral translation of a conversation that takes place over the telephone. This can be a very powerful service when conducting business internationally and in cases where direct human contact may not be an option. The following are some considerations and best...
Marketing to the Spanish Speaking Community
We previously looked at the rapid, worldwide growth of the language in general and its impact on business; more specifically now, let’s look at how that language is used on the internet and in social media, two great tools for reaching potential and current clients and customers.
Why Different Terminology Doesn’t Mean Incorrect Terminology
We recently handled a translation project for a client involving some rules and regulations for an international event. The client reviewed the document and the feedback was generally positive but the client pointed out some mistakes in terminology that needed to be corrected.
