As a part of the global community of language specialists, culture enthusiasts and general promoters of acceptance and understanding, we’re excited to announce some updates to our own website that we hope will expand our services and ideas far and wide. We are thrilled to make the Language Department website available in two brand new […]
While English increases in popularity, there are words and phrases commonly found in various other languages that will never be directly translatable. We’re here to celebrate these beautiful, strange, and often elaborate expressions that hold importance to their respective cultures. In both Czech and Slovak languages, this fun word represents the action to call a phone, […]
Learning a new language is like embarking on an exciting new adventure; while you know your general final destination, the path there for every individual can be quite different. When you consider people’s various learning strengths, cultural backgrounds and choices made along the way, every experience ends up as diverse as the people themselves. No […]
Take a look at this real-life example of how Language Department‘s team of translation experts are helping companies tackle the complex world of language. EngagedMD enables healthcare professionals to manage informed patient consent anywhere. As a growing company reliant on efficiency in many areas, they realized that they were in need of accurate translations to help the expansion process […]
Gaelic is the beautiful, complicated and widely under-appreciated native language of Ireland. The earliest written records of Gaelic appear from the early 13th century until the 19th; during this time, a shift in Ireland occurred that made English the primary spoken language, breaking away from established Irish-speaking areas. Today, we’d like to celebrate Saint Patrick’s […]
No matter the language, scams can present themselves to anyone and no industry is safe. Within the broad world of language services, scammers who lack necessary skills can appear anywhere, looking for their next target in need of translations. In many cases if a scammer is hired to complete a job, they will do so […]
It’s always smart to approach expansion into a new market carefully, and with a completely bulletproof plan. Over the years companies have, time and time again, missed a critical step with their copy along the way. Accurately translating brand assets is a job that does not come easily to most. The ability to make sense of […]
In the business world and larger global economy, language persists as one of the biggest barriers. While English dominates worldwide, there are many people who prefer to speak in their primary languages, and some countries and regions still don’t know it. For as long as language continues to divide people through speech, translation will be […]
English has been one of the most prominent languages spoken around the world for decades, and continues to have the highest number of learners than any other language. While English increases in popularity, there are words and phrases commonly found in various other languages that will never be directly translatable. We’re here to celebrate these […]