One of the world’s most-translated books just added another language to its collection: “The Little Prince” is now out in Tsotsil, an indigenous language spoken by 400,000 people in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas. Learn more at https://globalvoices.org/2018/11/28/the-little-prince-now-speaks-tsotsil/
Global Voices stories have replaced classic texts at the annual competition held in Prague Learn more at: https://globalvoices.org/2020/05/20/covid-19-themed-global-voices-story-stars-in-czech-translation-competition/#
“Linguistics is in everything, from astronomy to everyday life”, says linguist from Trinidad and Tobago Jo-Anne Ferreira “Trinbagonians are connected through a shared linguocultural history and present — we don’t have to constantly define or explain or substitute our words in our conversations.” Read her full interview at https://globalvoices.org/2020/03/13/linguistics-is-in-everything-from-astronomy-to-everyday-life-says-this-linguist-from-trinidad-tobago/
Medical interpreters must now work remotely, multiplying the challenges for front-line doctors and non-English-speaking patients. Read more at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/health/covid-coronavirus-medical-translators.html
Learn how to translate and localize mobile applications and specialize as a mobile app translator. Read more at https://www.udemy.com/course/mobile-app-localization-for-translators/
GALA 2020 San Diego has been rescheduled for 20-23 September. Learn more at https://www.gala-global.org/
Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU. Read more at https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-51287430
You cannot miss this event! It’s called “Together” and its mission is to strengthen our translation and localization industry by bringing language service companies and independent language professionals together in a positive, collaborative environment. Save the date: 27-28 February, Milan, Italy Learn more at http://elia-association.org/together-2020/
We’d like to invite you to see the opinions of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Councils – academics, business leaders and members of civil society – about how they imagine a better world in 2030 . Please check https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/10/future-predictions-what-if-get-things-right/
LocWorld has selected the theme of Go Global, Be Global for its 2019 conferences. It is the very heart of what we study, discuss and do in our translation and localization industry. And yet, there is always some new concept to discover, technology to employ and practice to implement. Check the conference program at https://locworld.com/locworld41-main-conference-program/ .
