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Dissertation on Telephone Interpreting

As part of our partnership with primary language universities and institutes we get the chance to spend time with students having their internship with us, providing them tools and support to strengthen their interpreting skills, and helping them in getting oriented in the complex business environment of the translation and

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Inaccurate Language Interpretation and Its Clinical Significance in the Medical Encounters of Spanish-speaking Latinos

The November 2015 issue of Medical Care—the Official Journal of the Medical Care Section, American Public Health Association—included a research report titled "Inaccurate Language Interpretation and Its Clinical Significance in the Medical Encounters of Spanish-speaking Latinos." Its focus is the quality of care received by limited

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The Role and Responsibilities of a Media Interpreter

For a full-time media interpreter, the work is grueling, the requirements are many, and the schedule can be tough. For a freelance interpreter, the work can be more relaxed. But, in both roles, the excitement of media interpreting more than makes up for its demands and immediacy.

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Historical Telephone Interpretation

In general, the official advent of telephonic interpretation is believed to have occurred in Australia, where the sheer volume of land created a need. In 1973, the 24-hour Emergency Telephone Interpreting Service was created by the Department of Immigration, and it provided interpreting in eight languages. Other countries were somewhat

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Self Assessment: The Best Method for an Interpreter to Improve and Deepen Skills

There are two ways in which interpreters can gauge their level of language skills and identify areas of improvement – external assessment and self-assessment. Throughout the course of one's career, feedback from clients, teachers, coaches, organizations, conference participation, and certification tests and boards inform us of areas of strength

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Finding the Funny: Comics for Translators and Interpreters

Language services is a field that does some serious work. However, that doesn't mean that all aspects of the field are grave and untouchable. Occasionally, translating and interpreting can be entertaining and a source of excellent humor fodder. Few pieces of evidence corroborate this more than interpreter and

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5 Tips for Launching an Interpeter Career

So, you know that you want to be an interpreter, but you aren't sure about how to get started. First off, know that all interpreters don't follow the same path. There are a number of ways into the career field and any path enabling you to

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False Friends

Cognates, or words sounding similar in different languages, can be helpful when learning a new language. For instance, abolish in Spanish is abolir. A language learner or limited bilingual speaker might be able to understand the abolishment of something in Spanish if they can extrapolate out from the cognate. However,

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Online Resources for Professional Interpreters

As a freelance or contract interpreter, a lot of your work is completed in your home or personal office. Although providing language services is one of the most rewarding jobs available, it can become lonely. As a community-minded agency, Ablio provides each interpreter with a coach and access to their

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Communicating through an Interpreter

Ablio offers phone interpreting, the most cost effective way to facilitate communications between people who speak differing languages. Also, phone interpretation is a convenient, as-needed way to access a language professional with the skills and experience needed. Via telephone interpretation a wide variety of languages, often those that cannot be

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How to Launch an Interpreting Career

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reports interpreter and translator jobs will experience immense growth between 2012 and 2022.

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Being Bilingual Doesn't Make Someone an Interpreter

It's not uncommon when faced with a monolingual, foreign language speaker to find a workplace peer or social service professional grabbing the first available bilingual employee available to serve as an interpreter. Surely, the main goal is just to get the bigger points across and anyone bilingual can

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Ablio: a Community of Interpreters

A message to Interpreters from the Ablio team In a market that so often finds itself facing aggressive approaches and races to the lowest bid, interpreters may be wary of participating in online agencies. This may make sense in the context of online marketplaces. Ablio however, is an online community

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5 Great Podcasts for Interpreters and Lovers of Language

It is common knowledge that technology has enabled people to learn languages via podcasts and to maintain their fluency, as well. Ironically, there aren't an equal number of podcasts dedicated to those who use their language skills to interpret and translate. However, among the few that exist are

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Interpreters vs. Translators: Major Differences

People often confuse translation with interpretation and it's no wonder given how often the terms are used interchangeably in pop culture. Although interpreting and translation are two closely related linguistic disciplines, they are not synonymous. In fact, due to their level of specialization ...

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Building a Superior Interpreting Service Marketplace

It can be hard for interpreters looking to join an agency to fully trust a setup that looks like an open marketplace. The same is true of potential customers. Too often, online marketplaces put language service professional against language service professional in a gladiatorial battle to ask for the least

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The Problem with Non-Professional Legal Interpreters

Every interpreting situation comes with its own set of rules, terminology, difficulties solutions, and patterns. Like healthcare, judicial interpreting is a go-to example of this. Some people will assume courtroom or justice interpreting is a matter of understanding two languages and some legal jargon, and putting those pieces together to

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Remote Interpreting: The Advantages

Telephone interpreting dates back to 1973, when the Department of Immigration in Australia created a 24-hour Emergency Telephone Interpreting Service. Since that time, telephone and other means of remote interpretation has become commonplace and widespread. But, it isn't without its critics. Telephone interpreting has experienced mixed reactions, even

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Choosing an Interpreting Service

Recognizing that interpreting is needed is pretty obvious. When language barriers stand in the way of effective communication, it's no secret that a solution needs to be found. But finding the right solution for your particular problem can quickly become overwhelming. It isn't enough to find