What’s Next for the Unitary Patent?
EU Unitary Patent Update Did you know that the European Patent Office (EPO), responsible for implementing the unitary patent system, is one of the largest European institutions, and that along with patent offices in China, Japan, Korea and the U.S., it is one of the largest patenting authorities in the world? ...
LC Offers Legal Interpreter Training
LC Announces Fall Legal Interpreter Training Language Connections is pleased to announce our Fall Legal Interpreter Training Session, starting on September 6, 2014 - October 18, 2014. This is a 45-hour, 7-week program developed to enable participants to become professional interpreters for individuals working in the legal field. The course introduces participants to legal/court interpreter roles and skills, ...
Spanglish: Is U.S. Spanish a Language?
English, Spanish, or U.S. Spanish | Spanglish We know that immigrant groups that have been established in the United States for a long period of time often take their native language and begin to adapt and mix it with that of their host country. When a large group of immigrants ...
5 Tips to Translating Informed Consent Forms
Translating Informed Consent Forms Translating Informed Consent Forms (ICF) is one of the most critical steps in the recruitment of patients for clinical trials. It is not only a requirement in cases where individuals are not adequately fluent in English, but an integral part of good clinical practice guidelines and ...
6 Unpronounceable World Destinations
Can You Pronounce This? | Unpronounceable World Destinations There are often language barriers between inhabitants of different countries, especially surrounding the names of local cities and towns. Some of these places would be nice to visit, but would any of the names even fit on a postcard? You would not ...
J Kerry Presents as Language Connections Speaks for Ahmad Al Jarba
LC Interprets Speech for Ahmad Al Jarba Opposition Coalition Ahmad al-Jarba, President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, recently visited several U.S. officials in Washington D.C. as part of an international outreach effort. He also spoke at Georgetown University regarding the building of a new era of strategic cooperation between the United ...
LC Offers Medical Interpreter Training for Fall 2014
LC Offers Medical Interpreter Training Fall 2014 Session Language Connections is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for our next 60 hour, 7-week Medical Interpreter Training Session. The fall interpreter training session will start on September 10, 2014 and end on October 25, 2014. It will be offered in the following six ...
LC Partners with Department of Early Education
LC Translates for Department of Early Education Parents who are eligible for subsidized child care through the MA Department of Early Education and Care are required to complete certain documents and forms. These include a financial assistance application. The department requested that we provide all financial assistance materials in each ...
Back to the Frozen North: Yup’ik Language Revisited
Recently we were asked to perform a translation for a language that we had never encountered before - the Yup'ik language. In the research stage of providing translation services for our client, we learned quite a bit about the Yupik people, Yupik culture, and of course Yup'ik words... ...
US Immigration Lawyers Annual Conference
American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Conference is the largest annual meeting of immigration law professionals from the United States and abroad. The program at this year's meeting in Boston was centered around issues regarding business and family immigration law, as well as trial ...