Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, one of the most consistently talked about topics was the vaccine. With Covid-19 so easily transmissible, it was prudent to turn to lockdowns and remote work to prevent the spread. Remote work deeply affected the language services industry as well, of course. While many translators who already performed their work […]

Intro Recently, Monterey Language Services provided simultaneous Spanish interpretation at a school board meeting. The parents of many students at this school are Mexican Spanish-speaking with a wide range of English proficiency, and the staff had become concerned that these parents were missing out on crucial information regarding school policies. As a language service provider, […]

In a previous blog post, we discussed a brief history of major translation and interpretation events that have shaped the world of the language services industry. In today’s post, we will be looking further at our known history to see what other events closer to present day have influenced us. The Printing Press It is […]

We here at Monterey Language Services often have requests for American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation in different settings and scenarios. It is always our pleasure to provide great service with high-quality interpreters. Here are some good examples. The Classroom Typically in the United States, many ASL interpreters are known to interpret into sign language for […]

Monterey Language Services has decided to look at interpreting as a profession as seen in movies. In doing so, we have found perfect examples of two opposite sides of the interpreter spectrum:  a professional interpreter in The Interpreter, and the opposite in Lost in Translation. Although the latter was played off for laughs, by comparing […]

The 2015 annual conference of California Healthcare Interpreting Association (CHIA) was held here in Monterey. We were particularly glad to be part of the sponsoring bodies, as medical interpretation is one of our specialties here at Monterey Language Services. Enjoy the video clips capturing some of the fun activities during the event. Two interpreters won […]

4/19 Monterey Language Services attended Evento Cultural Indigeno / Indigenous Cultural Event in Greenfield, CA. We held a free raffle. This is the exciting and silly drawing. Wait til you hear Heidi try to speak Spanish! We enjoyed the event, especially meeting people who spoke indigenous languages: Mixteco, Triqui, and Purepecha, Mum, Kiche, Zapotec, and more. Tweet

Translation Services Launches 40-hour Minimum Training Required in the Healthcare Interpreting Industry MONTEREY, Calif. (11/19, 2014) – Monterey Language Services (MLS) will be hosting an intensive 5 day, 40 hour training course in medical interpreting. The course will take place the week of 1/19-1/23/2015 and is open to all area bilinguals interested in pursuing jobs […]

If you have ideas about what marketing is and you know how to draw attention, then you are the person we’re looking for. Monterey Language Services is seeking a marketing person to join the team on a full-time, part-time or internship basis, and assist with our internet and direct marketing efforts. If you are interested, […]

In one hour, this real-time discussion attracted more than 30 comments. The discussion is insightful, with a wide scope of subjects, and the outcome is exciting and remarkable. Enjoy it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/756246771075085/ “Machine-assisted human translation vs. human-assisted machine translation” was the topic that won the Monterey Language Services Tech Contest, which took place on Monterey […]