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1. Make sure the interpreter has sufficient information about the proposed conversation prior to the appointment so that they can research terminology. It is best that this is done when booking an interpreter. Remember, medical…

Express Language Solutions CEO Dina Railean will be giving a speech tomorrow at The University of Salford for the EU project Employability: Learning through International Entrepreneurship (ELIE). The conference will be simultaneously broadcasted to Finland,…

All one needs to do is to take a look at recent news articles regarding foreign language learning in the UK to discover that the number of students currently studying a language other than English is dropping…

1. Interpreters take notes while listening to ensure total recall when relating messages. These are confidential and should be left with the medical professional or destroyed. 2. If the interpreter is delivering simultaneous whispered interpreting (often called…

Last week, Express Language Solution was commissioned to provide its conference interpreting services to interpret an international conference. ELS’s team members consisted of 4 conference interpreters who interpreted for delegates from Liverpool and Parma at St.…

A translator has many options at his/her disposal to deal with translating cultural references. Mailhac (1996) describes a range of tools or procedures from which the translator chooses from to form a strategy. The translator…

All one needs to do is to take a look at recent news articles regarding foreign language learning in the UK to discover that the number of students currently studying a language other than English is dropping…

Multilingualism, or the act of using or promoting multiple languages, is now a worldwide phenomenon thanks to globalisation. Multilingual speakers now outnumber monolingual speakers in the world’s population. Although there is some discussion regarding how…

Express Language Solutions CEO Dina Railean had the opportunity to hold the Olympic torch at an event in Salford Quays on Friday, 27 July 2012. The event, which was hosted by UKTI, was using the…

The comprehension of the concepts of denotation and connotation is vital in translation. A translator without understanding the difference between these two concepts would be inclined to use only denotative meanings, or the definition one finds in a…