by laacademia-author | Dec 4, 2012 | Interpreting
Machine translation has been a topic of interest for many language users and businesses for the past 60 years – can a machine match the skills and understanding of a trained translator or interpreter, and will we ever be able to rely on machines to translate...
by laacademia-author | Nov 18, 2012 | Chinese classes, French classes, German classes, Italian classes, KS2 languages, Language classes in schools, Latest News, MFL in primaries, Spanish classes
On Friday the Department of Education confirmed that, following a consultation earlier in the year, it will make language learning compulsory at Key Stage 2 from September 2014. The DofE has now put forward a list of suggested languages – French, Spanish,...
by laacademia-author | Nov 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Just about to order this book – Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World. Nataly Kelly gives 10 examples of difficult-to-translate concepts that reinforce the importance of your translator having a clear understanding of both...
by laacademia-author | Nov 1, 2012 | Interpreting
One of la Academia’s Partners, Andrea Nicholls, is a qualified Interpreter on the National Register of Public Service interpreters – qualified to interpret in Public Services, including law courts. So at la Academia we have been keeping an eye on the...
by laacademia-author | Oct 26, 2012 | Latest News, Spanish classes
We were quite excited by this news, but rather disappointed on hearing the ad itself, since Mrs Obama doesn’t actually speak any Spanish – subtitles provide the translation of her words into Spanish. Cristina Saralegui, a Cuban-American talk show host who supports...
