American Sign Language enrolment jumped more than 16 per cent from 2006 to 2009 while Spanish, French and German barely moved, according to Modern Language Association data.
Posts with tag.: language interpreter
The NYCLU says riders who speak little English are denied interpreters in transit court, a due-process failure that quietly decides cases before they are argued.
A Pennsylvania county paid $5,500 for court interpreters in a year and is asking whether it was necessary. The breakdown answers the question better than the headline.
A whistleblower at Mission Essential Personnel says unqualified interpreters were sent into Afghan combat zones, and ABC News footage shows one of them inventing dialogue.
Why business interpreters work in pairs, what to send them before a meeting and how to brief them, with advice from CILT communications director Teresa Tinsley.