Code-Switching
Have
you ever tried to join a conversation that was already in progress and
the minute you showed up you noticed that something had changed? No,
you’re not imagining that. A linguistic element in that particular
conversation actually changed. This linguistic element is called 'code-switching' and is done for several reasons. Read full article
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If you’re up on the latest information from the U.S.
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are expected to have a higher than average employment growth of about 22%
within the 2008-2018 decade. For bilingual or trilingual interpreters and
translators, this means a tremendous job growth.
It gets better, this growth doesn’t only apply to the
writing and translation departments, but seriously, it applies to the overall
economy across all industries.
Now think… What happens when you hire a non-qualified interpreter or translator?
Uh-Oh!
The results are ill-recorded audios or ill-written materials
such as: marketing ads, newsletters, slogans, emails, instructions, etc.
It's ’s a fact that the demand for interpreters and
translators is extremely high; however, at this time there are not enough
qualified interpreters and/or translators to fill that high demand.
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If you’re a business owner who needs to hire an interpreter
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