Thirty years on, Margaret Thatcher's education policies have created a shortage of skills in the EU institutions, which are struggling to recruit English-language interpreters and translators. The UK's House of Lords has called on the government to address Britain's "monoglot culture" by re-instating compulsory language classes in schools. "For years, we've been having great … [Read more...]

Learning a foreign language is never easy, but contrary to common wisdom, it is possible for adults to process a language the same way a native speaker does. And over time, the processing improves even when the skill goes unused, researchers are reporting. For their study, in the journal PloS One, the scientists used an artificial language of 13 words, completely different … [Read more...]

There’s a crisis in the British courts – many court interpreters are refusing to work. They’re protesting a new contract with lower wages. The protest is resulting in postponed hearings, suspects being released, and extra costs for the courts. In the US, many courts throughout the nation have also been cutting wages for interpreters. And now in Nevada, some interpreters are … [Read more...]