Here at Monterey Language Services, we have many long-time customers who use our services, such as for medical interpretation or translation for monthly newsletters and the like. On the other hand, we often have first-time customers who have never needed to hire translators or interpreters before, and would like more information on the subject before […]
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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
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What is the link between language and mental well-being? TIME magazine offered an opinion. According to a study conducted by psychologist Ellen Bialystok at York University in Toronto, people who were bilingual for most of their lives could avoid symptoms of Alzheimer’s for four to six years longer than people who are monolingual. The study […]
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Fact: As of 2012, among the 7 billion people in the world, roughly half of them are considered to be at least bilingual. Fact: Based on the 2010 data, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics also project 58,400 translation and interpretation jobs available to translators and interpreters. Question: How many professional translators and interpreters […]
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The Thanksgiving Day can trace its origins back to 1620, when the pilgrims from Britain settled down in Plymouth, North America. Many pilgrims died or suffered hunger due to the harsh winter conditions. Fortunately, the Native Americans reached out their hands to help and teach the pilgrims to grow crops such as corn, pumpkins, […]
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American Sign Language has its own set of cultural norms and its own community. The people that bridge the gap between the deaf community and hearing people are ASL interpreters. These people are highly skilled and trained specifically for this purpose. One of the most beautiful, smooth, and expressionistic languages in the world completely disregards […]
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A frequently asked question in the translation and interpretation field: What would you have to do to become an interpreter? What it takes? Here is a sample path in becoming an interpreter: 1. Tap into any bilingual background you may have. Most interpreters come from families where more than one language is spoken. 2. Perform […]
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According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, being able to speak more than one language can help ward off dementia in old age. As language professionals, we celebrate the news by sharing it! “Specifically, the advantages of bilingualism are thought to be related to a brain function known as inhibitory or cognitive control: […]
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