One morning last week Dorit Kedari-Davidov, an employee of the Academy of the Hebrew Language, found the word "hamsin" in the writings of Yosef Haim Brenner. In his 1911 novel "From Here and There," Brenner wrote (as loosely translated into English ): "It was a Saturday at the end of the month of Tammuz with an unbearably harsh, hot air current known as hamsin." A quick … [Read more...]
Jefferson hosts court demonstration | W.Va. has cost-effective way to provide long-distance interpreters | By Edward Marshall – Staff Writer | The Journal
CHARLES TOWN -Jefferson County welcomed state court officials and language program managers from eight states and Washington, D.C., Thursday to a court technology demonstration that showcased West Virginia's cost-effective way to provide long-distance federally required foreign language interpreters. The multi-cast videoconferencing demonstration was part of the 2012 … [Read more...]
Language interpreter services see demand soar | By Hugo Martín | Los Angeles Times | May 5, 2012
Growth in U.S. immigration and a recent boom in international business transactions create more need for interpreters and translators. Over-the-phone language services are thriving. A Chinese customer visited the Fox Hills branch of Wells Fargo Bank in Culver City recently to ask about several transactions on his checking account that didn't make sense to him. But he spoke … [Read more...]
Helping the courts find interpreters | By the Partnership for Public Service
Helping the courts find interpreters | By the Partnership for Public Service Every day, criminal defendants who speak a language other than English appear in federal courts throughout the United States, and have a right to an interpreter to ensure that they are afforded due process under the law. It is William Moran’s job to help the courts fulfill this responsibility, … [Read more...]
Interpreters in ER may limit medical errors: study | American Medical Network | April 17, 2012
Having professional translators in emergency rooms for non-English-speaking patients may help limit potential miscommunications, according to a U.S. study. The study, conducted at two pediatric ERs and published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, found that mistakes which could have “clinical consequences,” like giving the wrong medication dose, were about twice as likely … [Read more...]