Gino Diño, Content strategy expert and Online Editor for Slator, wrote the following article in which he explains how game localization, alongside media localization, has been a buoyant sector these past few years. So much so that one game localizer was valued at over USD 1 billion in 2017. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, […]
Where Interpreters Are Scarce, Immigrant Health Care Is Lost in Translation
The following article was written by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred, a Minneapolis-based freelance writer. In her article, Sheila explains that despite laws guaranteeing access to health care, non-English speakers in the U.S. often end up relying on family and friends as ad-hoc interpreters for translation. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect […]
Canada Almost Deported Iranian Midwife Over Imprecise Translation
Adrian Humphreys, a senior investigative reporter at National Post, wrote the following article. He explains why words in some languages do not necessarily have an exact translation into English and the frightening consequences this can have. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. “The inability of an […]
EU to Grant EUR 5M for Machine Translation Implementation
The following article was posted by Eden Estopace, an IT journalist and Online Editor. In her article, Eden explains how the EU plans to boost its newly launched neural machine translation (NMT) facility. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. In its 2018 work program, the Connecting […]
India’s Local Language Demand Grows
The following article was published by Gino Diño, Content Strategy Expert and Online Editor. Gino describes the rise in demand for India’s local languages. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. “India’s local language needs are fueling demand for both language services and outright new solutions and […]
Why People Leave the Language Industry
The following article was published by Esther Bond, a talented Research Analyst. In her article, Esther explains why professionals working for a translation company or a Language Service Provider (LSP) decide to make a career change and leave the Language Industry. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following […]
Practitioners of the World’s Most Endangered Language are Appealing for Financial Assistance to save it from extinction.
PBS NewHour recently aired a fascinating documentary on the need to preserve an endangered language, a whistling language used on the Island of Evia, Greece. In 2015, The New Yorker had published an equally interesting article on the whistling language used in Kuşköy, Turkey. What follows is a compilation from both sources. It’s mainly used […]
Will Machine Translation ever replace Translators?
The following is an article published on the topic of machine translation by Masaharu Hayataki, an influential Japanese translator, copywriter and consultant. “Considering how quickly technology evolves and what machine learning is capable of, concerns about job security among translators is understandable” In this article, I am going to explain why you can never rely […]
Humans Face Machines in Translation Competition
A recent artificial intelligence competition held in Seoul, Korea, allowed human translators to challenge machines in a translation competition. Who got the most accurate translations? From an article written by Kwon O-sung. Humans faced off against artificial intelligence programs again – this time in the area of translation. While the battle ended in a resounding […]
Lost in Medical Translation: The Link Between Language and Healthcare
It may seem strange to think that there is a connection between language and the quality of healthcare an individual receives, but recent studies show proof of it. According to the 2011 census data from the Office for National Statistics in the UK, the healthiest people in Wales and in England are those who have […]