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Translation vs. Interpretation

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Translation vs. Interpretation

Both translation and interpretation are often referred to as "translation", but they are actually two completely different processes.

Translation is written and involves the conversion of a text from a source language to a target language.

Interpretation is oral and refers to listening to spoken language and orally converting it into a target language.

 

Translation Resources and Articles

 

Read more about the importance of proper translations.

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Learning from Translation Mistakes

Insights into some of the most frustrating problems encountered when transferring ideas from one language to another.

Literacy Education: Giving Workers a Key Ingredient for Success

The cost of illiteracy to restaurants has convinced many operators to provide educational opportunities for employees.

Lost In Translation: Language Blunders Can Sully Ad Efforts

Even Small Mistakes Can Cost Marketers Sales And Confidence; Want Fries With That Underwear?

Mission Possible: Southern Hospitality Assimilates Hispanic Workers

Hispanics will become the largest ethnic minority in the United States by 2005, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For Sandra Stokes, the implications of that projection are already being felt where she lives and works.

Savvy Companies Build Bonds with Hispanic Employees

As important as it is to understand cultural differences, nothing is as critical as getting to know individuals.

Strength in Numbers

As Hispanics become the largest minority in the United States, HR will have to be increasingly sensitive to the needs of this growing segment of the employee population.

Translate success by picking the best service

Reading a business proposal, legal contract or technical manual can be difficult on a good day. Trying to decipher those documents in English when it is not your primary language can be downright daunting.

Translation Perils - embarrassments or pregnancies?

If you've ever tried to learn a new language as an adult, even a teenager, you will find that it takes years to learn, and even more years to master, especially in the written form.

Workplace customs change as more languages emerge

When employees speak in more than one tongue, managers must be ready to rise to the challenge

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