The Multiple Levels of Difficulty in Translation
We often judge pursuits and adventures by what we perceive to be their level of difficulty. For instance, one might believe that baseball is an “easy” sport to play due to the simplicity of the rules; hit the ball with the bat and run.
Some…
Top Languages To Broaden Employment Prospects
While a college education and job experience are common factors for employment, learning a second language just might give you the extra support you need to get a new job, a promotion, or a departmental transfer. The world is expanding; globalization…
The Importance of Humanity In Translation
There has never been a time where accurate translation across the globe has been so important. Diversity, social media, and the globalization of business have increased communications ten-fold in the past decade alone. The sheer volume of worldwide…
How Creative Translation Avoids Gender Bias
Translation can be a tricky business when trying to pick the correct words and portray the correct feelings, especially when it comes to a creative work, such as a classic novel or poem. This translation involves conveying notions, perceptions,…
A Novel Approach To Literary Translation
When it comes to translating novels that are considered to be works-of-art in the literary world, you had better be sharp. Those who live for good literature want to read stories as the original author intended without a mishap, mistake, or…
Top Five Reasons Why Translation Is An Intellectual Pursuit
An intellectual pursuit is something akin to the pursuit of knowledge. It is doing something that requires the use of research and intellect to find the answers to questions of your own, or those of others. Studying for a college degree is an…
Translators Save Lives When Tragedy Strikes
What happens in the face of a catastrophe? What happens when a hurricane is blowing, a tsunami is rolling, or an outbreak is occurring? When natural or man-made disasters are predicted, warnings are what usually happen. Warnings…
New Translations of the Treaty of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s historic founding document, has been translated and published for the first time in 30 languages. The original English version of the treaty was hastily translated into Māori and contained many differences…
Study Confirms Women Excel In Localization
A recent memo by Google employee James Damore claimed that women are not as suited to jobs in tech industries as men. The memo caused a huge controversy for Google, leading to the firing of Damore and an apology from Google CEO Sundar Pichai.…
International Translation Day: A Celebration Rich in History
C’est la Journée mondiale de la traduction, un jour dédié à la commémoration des premiers efforts faits pour rendre le monde de l’écriture accessible à tous. Le 30 septembre est non seulement une célébration de l’implication…