Articles

• Computer Aided Translation Overcomes Language Barriers In Europe
  

  European scientists have developed groundbreaking technology to enable machine translation using statistical analysis.Now linguistic diversity can be found in translation. We live in a global village, and its name is Babel. read more...

• Europe's language business worth $12bn and growing
  

  In our January 2010 diary we report on the European Commission's revelation that language related services amount to one of the biggest earning sectors in the region, but more needs to be done to raise awareness of these skills and resources. read more...

• Intercultural training materials for migrant workers
  

  On a construction site near the future Olympic village in east London, more than half of the workforce is Asian, about a third Central and Eastern European (including a large contingent of Bulgarians) and about 10% British. read more...

• Translation trouble at top-level talks
  

  What does it take to translate for a president or a prime minister? Can an interpreter's slip change the course of history? In Breaking The Language Barrier read more...

• Yahoo! takes on the Arabic speaking world
  

  This morning in Dubai, Yahoo! begins learning a new language – Arabic. We’ve just announced our intent to acquire Maktoob.com, the leading online community in the Arab world. read more...

• Learn new languages on-line
  

  Here we go again; the Tech is still doing just fine. How about learning a new language on-line? The internet’s a great place to start! Here’s our pick of the best online courses with native speakers, podcast sites, interactive games and online language co read more...