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Weekly Shorts | January 15, 2021
Translation error says Spanish speakers don’t need vaccine A localization error on the Virginia Department of Health’s website told Spanish speakers they don’t need coronavirus… Continue Reading
SBA Closes Comments on Controversial Proposal
Comments are now closed on a controversial proposal from the US Small Business Administration (SBA). Rule SBA-2020-0055-0001 seeks to raise the amount language services companies… Continue Reading
Maldonado named Women in Localization president
Women in Localization has a new president: Argentine translation leader Cecilia Maldonado begins her one-year term today. Founded in 2008, Women in Localization is a… Continue Reading
ATA Offers Payment Plan to Struggling Members
Can’t afford your American Translators Association (ATA) dues? New this year, the organization is allowing members to pay in two installments: 50 percent down now,… Continue Reading
Beijing subway to standardize English translations
If you’re heading to Beijing you may have to put up with conflicting subway station names — at least for a while. According to news… Continue Reading
Belgian Translation Error Could Result in Travel Fines
English-speaking visitors to Belgium may have arrived under a misunderstood set of coronavirus-related travel rules, according to national newspaper The Brussels Times. “According to the… Continue Reading
Gender Inclusive or Just Bad Hebrew?
It’s traditional for the United States House of Representatives to open each new session with a prayer, but that prayer typically doesn’t end with “a-women.”… Continue Reading
Anja Jones Translation Goes Fully Virtual
Anja Jones Translation (AJT), a British language services provider (LSP), has gone completely virtual. Staff’s last day in the company’s physical Newquay, England office was… Continue Reading
A New Translation App from…Hyundai?
There’s a new Korean-English translation app out there and it’s made by Hyundai. That’s right: The automobile manufacturer has gotten in the language business. According… Continue Reading
Translated releases a short film about the wonders of language
Translating means allowing everyone to understand the world and to be understood. This is a real gift that people working into the localization industry offer… Continue Reading
Appalachia en Español
When you live in the Appalachian mountains, Spanish textbooks don’t always speak to you. That’s the realization that led Harlan County, Kentucky schoolteachers Chris Anama-Green… Continue Reading
New GALA Board Announced
The Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) has announced its 2021-2022 directors. Of the seven person board, four seats were up for grabs with 18 members… Continue Reading
Literary Translation and the Art of Capturing Nuance
In our interview with Lisa Dillman, one of this year’s National Book Award Finalists in Literary Translation, she shared valuable insights about translating works from… Continue Reading
Macau Chinese-Portuguese Translation Exam Center
Part of an effort to preserve and celebrate the history of the Portuguese language in the city, officials in Macau have announced the creation of… Continue Reading
Insights from Translation Studies Scholar Sherry Simon
If one looks closely enough, a city reveals in every brick, window, and street sign a complex history and continuing tensions through its translational spaces.… Continue Reading
Newly-Founded Entertainment Globalization Association Shares Strategy
The newly-minted Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA), just created last week, has set its sights on publicizing the role of localization in the entertainment industry. The… Continue Reading
Jeju Province to Expand Language Services for Workers
Receiving thousands of requests for translation and interpretation services each year, the Jeju Province has decided to expand its language services to include seven new… Continue Reading
Francophone Translation Services Resume in Grand Prairie, Alberta
Alberta’s Grande Prairie Translation Centre and Employment Services stopped receiving grant money in April, forcing services for the Francophone community to halt. After securing a… Continue Reading
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