interpreter

This week’s blog may well be overtaken by events as it looks at a translation-related story which has been rumbling in the news for some time and a final decision is still pending. The case in question involves Afghan interpreters who served alongside the British army during their engagement in…

Wes Anderson’s latest movie, Isle of Dogs is a fabulous stop-motion animation set in a dystopian near-future Japan where the authoritarian regime has banished all dogs to Trash Island in a bid to contain an epidemic of dog flu. A linguistically interesting quirk in the movie is that the dogs…

Last month I wrote a blog post about the title of the latest instalment in the Star Wars movies series, "The Last Jedi". I confessed my almost complete ignorance when it comes to this particular movie franchise as I have somehow reached middle age without ever having seen any of…

“Perfection level is not to high from me…” Believe it or not this is from an application for a job… We receive between 40 and 60 unsolicited translator applications every day. A lot are professionally presented and to the point. Quite a few are not, though. Here are some of…

The life of an interpreter serving in a war drives danger to a whole new level. Imagine adopting a meticulously-woven cover story just to arrive at work, which happens to fall on the other side.   The knowledge you hold is as important as the Rosetta stone and may very…

A valuable insight into the world of interpreting at the Olympics from our interning colleague Jennifer. The debate between interpreters continues as to whether volunteer interpreters are doing more harm than good to the overall language quality and consistency of interpreting services provided during and leading up to important international…

The issue of male versus female performance in translation and interpreting work is one that rarely comes up, but it is one where project managers may be surprisingly opinionated. The question of whether women or men make better translators or interpreters is not one that is frequently asked. Perhaps this…

Logic dictates that higher immigration levels increase the demand for language provision in both the healthcare and justice system. But what happens when increased demand and a need to cut costs meet head on? For the NHS, providing interpreters for patients who do not speak English is vital for patient…