Home Based Franchise

Interpreters Unlimited is excited to launch our new home based franchise website, http://interpretersunlimited.com/franchise/. We have already received excellent feedback on the information it includes as well as the franchise opportunity itself.

Offering interpreter services and translation services for the last 40+ years has truly made IU one of the most active players in the industry. We started with offering these language translation services in just five core languages and have expanded into over 150 languages. IU provides in-person interpretation services, document translation services, telephone interpreting services and most recently video relay interpreting services well over 130 languages.

With this experience comes extensive knowledge of the language translation business and interpreter business making it a smooth transition to begin offering a home base franchise opportunity. Those showing interested in this home based franchise praise the low initial costs, the training IU includes, and the ongoing support our staff and management provide.

Learning Language Translation from the Web

Have you heard of Linguee or Duolingo? These are sites that allow you to learn languages while also helping to translate web pages. The concept is great and these sites are attracting tens of thousands of users. But the question lies as always; how is the accuracy of the language translation? A language translation professional part of proz.com argues that these sites and others cannot product the quality of language translation that a professional translation company can or a person trained to provide interpreter services. These tools and others like them are fascinating however as they confirm the high demand for interpretation and translation services. Although they focus on the language translation need in the Internet world, the need for accurate and reliable interpreting services is vast - reaching just about every industry out there.

Visit these sites. See how they work and maybe you will learn a foreign language in the process as they claim you are able to do. Just note that it does not take the place of a professional language interpreter, but I think you already knew that.

French Classes not for Everyone

Did you know that in British Columbia Canada French-speaking parents are guaranteed to send their children to French schools with language translation classes, however, those parents who speak only English or a language other than French or English do not have that same privilege. In fact, they have to participate in public-school lotteries or camp outside schools with hopes of winning spots so their kids can attend schools with language translation classes.

There are parent groups like the Canadian Parents for French that are trying hard to change this. It does show, however, that as much as we promote the ability of children to learn multiple languages relatively easy at a young age, we do not ensure that all children have the opportunity to do so.

As the World is becoming flat, no one can argue the benefit of knowing another language. It would behoove many college age students to consider working in the language interpreting services or translating services. The language interpretation and translation services industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. If you are interested to learn more about the language industry and work from home opportunities, check this link out. http://interpretersunlimited.com/franchise/.

Google Translation Service

So my kid is working on Spanish homework and prepping for an oral exam. The students were provided the questions but had to come up with the answers…in Spanish of course. This meant some perfect language translation otherwise you can count on a poor grade. My kid thought it smart to take aid of Google Translate. I can admit that it is a great quick translation service reference. But it was certainly proven that it is not the best language translation service. My kid read out to me the paragraph that Google Translate came up with upon entering in the ‘answer’ to one of the questions the teacher proposed.

Being at a somewhat intermediate level Spanish speaker, I was able to identify incorrect Spanish terms and grammar that the Google Translate spit out. Google Translate translated ‘big family’ to ‘famiilares’ and party to ‘partido’ not ‘fiesta.’ There were some other odd translations included, but overall it wasn’t too bad. It’s just not the best tool to use when the language translation needs to be accurate and reliable. Do not rely on online language translation services for translation or interpreting services you need that is critical. I actually contemplated not correcting the paragraph my kid read since I felt this was the easy way out to go to an online translation service instead of picking up the Spanish/English dictionary and Spanish text book sitting only feet away. But, I could not heart my kid speaking Spanish to the teacher using the crazy vocabulary that came up. Contact Interpreters Unlimited today for interpreting services or document translation service that are indeed reliable and accurate.

Interpreting Services Needed in Monaco?

No, I don’t believe they need any interpreting services in Monaco, just trying to have a reason to get there. In a couple of months, Monaco will be hosting GALA’s Language of Business conference. It will be held in the beautiful city of Monte Carlo.

If you are interested in the Translation Services or Interpreter Services industry, this looks the place to be and did I mention it is in Monte Carlo. There are a ton of hot topics on slate including SEO, social media and machine translation as it applies to interpreter services and language translation.

It’s about a three day conference that will allow you to also network with others knee deep in the language translation and interpreter services. Just Google GALA 2012 and you’ll learn all the details including an outline of the prospective speakers who themselves are from translation service agencies or provide interpreter services.

Language Translation using Google’s ‘Babel fish’

Even being an advocate for in-person (human) language translation services, it is still fascinating to learn about the advancement of translation services using tools like Google’s Babel fish. There was an interview conducted recently with one of Google’s Translate research scientist that offered some insight in the progress of this tool.

The scientist provided the following information regarding this translation service tool.

• It currently supports 63 languages which is quite a lot. The content for this comes from users inputting translation terms into the Internet.
• There are some challenges which include some of the very tough languages. It’s difficult for this tool to provide language translation for languages that are very different from English. This is because English is used as an intermediate language. Simply put, the tool does not translate Russian to Japanese. It translates Russian to English and then to Japanese.
• Another challenge is that this tool is dependent on its source data. When wanting to add a new language to their list of languages translation services, they have to first verify that there is sufficient data of the language on the Web.
• The scientist does concede that in the future that 80% of languages will be covered by these machine translations, but the other 20% will not be a substitute for a human language interpreter or translator.
  

The scientist was asked about what type of team he has formed to help develop this language translating service tool. He candidly stated that it was Wikipedia, statistics, and his grandmother that helped influence his decision on launching a set of Indian languages. The scientist is originally from India.

Language Translation at a All Time High

According to a PR firm in Canada, the need for language translators and language interpreters is at an all time high. Many international companies are in need of not only document translation and localization but also in-person interpretation. Some turn to recruitment agencies that have a slew of language interpreters and translators ready for short notice assignments. They can provide part time and/or full time language specialists. These agencies claim they their language translation services and interpreter services are of a high quality because they have a very stringent vetting process.

This is a claim that should be tested, quite frankly, tested with whatever type of translation service company you choose. These recruitment agencies are not focused on the actual language industry but instead are focused on filling a personnel need. This may work for some quick needs even like Google translate works for a quick language translation. However, if accuracy is important for your interpreting service need, then contact an actual language services company, like Interpreters Unlimited. IU has been providing translation services and in-person/phone interpreting services including American Sign Language for over 40 years. IU understands the nuances of this industry including matching dialect and cultural competency. Contact IU today and learn more about the quality of our language interpreter services and how they will meet your timeframe, budget, and expectations.