Happy holidays from Monterey Language Services! Time flies, we have found ourselves in the holiday season again! This year we would like to shine a light on holidays that take place in December. Let us know in the comments about any others you know about. Christmas A major holiday in the US and the world […]

Often, we at Monterey Language Services are requested to provide interpretation for Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings concerning children’s education in school. Interpreting at these meetings often requires the interpreter to facilitate communication between parents/guardians and members of the specific child’s IEP team, such as teachers or counselors. As an IEP interpretation provider, we often […]

While remote interpretation was certainly not unheard of before March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic greatly increased the frequency of these types of meetings and appointments. Modern technology has incredibly increased the quality in which we can provide interpretations. Technology can make remote interpretation as easy as 1-2-3, but at the same time, there can be […]

Markets Insider recently published this article about how the US might be heading into a major recession. According to the article, Professor Jeremy Siegel is claiming that the Federal Reserve doesn’t see that inflation rates are easing, therefore, the Federal Reserve plans to increase interest rates to combat what they see as high inflation rates, […]

Continuing from our last blog, we will be highlighting some more ASL interpretation examples that Monterey Language Services has experience in. Standardized Testing ASL interpreters are often present in the classroom as educational interpreters. Similarly, interpretation is needed for providing instructions for standardized testing, such as the SATs in American schools. Sometimes the same educational […]

Monterey Language Services specializes in medical interpretation for hospitals and clinics. Therefore, we are conscious about health and energy related information and would like to share some of our ideas on how to manage your energy levels, so you can increase not only the quality of your work, but your day-to-day life as well. Get […]

From time to time, an interpreter may get a voiceover assignment, such as providing the voice track for a new exhibit at a museum in an audio guide. Being able to record this new audio in a professional studio is of course the best option, but modern technology has progressed to the point where it […]

In 2016, the California Legislature approved a bill that would help improve the amount and quality of medical interpretation services in the state. In accordance with Assembly Bill (AB) 635 (Atkins, Chapter 600, Statutes of 2016) which was passed with little objection, and Senate Bill (SB) 165 (Atkins, Chapter 365, Statutes of 2019) which passed […]

When starting a professional career as a translator or interpreter, there is a very important choice you need to make regarding how you would like to work. The choice might depend on your current situation or job availability, but it also depends on how you want your work life to be structured. If you do […]

Are you working as a transcriptionist? Even if you aren’t, as a translator or an interpreter, there may be times that you are asked to do transcription. As you might find out while doing transcription work, it can be very time consuming if you aren’t very experienced and know ways to make things easier. But […]