On December 31 here in the US you can turn on the TV throughout the day and watch folks around the world welcome the new year with street celebrations and fireworks. And off-screen, people in many countries still perform traditional rituals to see out the old and bring in the new. Here’s just a taste …Read More
Designing international symbols can be hazardous “Push button, get bacon” – that’s how a joke t-shirt interprets those instructional icons from the hand dryers you often see in public restrooms. Out of context, these types of icons can be either humorous or unintelligible. Even in context, their meaning can be obscure. Now imagine that you’re …Read More
One of the first questions we ask when someone requests a translation into French is whether the audience is in Europe or Canada. Some clients want to know if there really is a difference. The answer? An emphatic “yes.” The differences are substantial. European French and Canadian French translators are not interchangeable. This doesn’t mean …Read More
2018 was a big year for traveling for the team at MTM LinguaSoft. Myriam traveled to Muscat, Oman to see friends and explore the gorgeous landscape. Ken visited family in Penshan, Sichuan Province, China. He and his family also enjoyed an extended stay at a Buddhist monastery. Jen went to Mexico City to visit her …Read More
Over the years we’ve seen organizations take a variety of approaches to translating content. Although some of these may be okay for companies with small, infrequent translation requirements, we’ve run into four methods that often hang on long after some businesses’ translation needs have become regular and extensive. Using these tactics may seem cheap, but …Read More
Frontline Technologies was preparing to expand into Canada and Central America with Aesop, a phone and internet system used to manage teacher absences and arrange for substitutes. They wanted to provide versions of the system localized into French Canadian and Spanish. MTM LinguaSoft handled the entire project, which involved not only localizing the Aesop online …Read More
Independent School Management‘s online application, FAST (Financial Aid for School Tuition), provides an online interface for parents and students to apply for financial aid. ISM wanted a Spanish version of the application to cater to the growing number of students coming from Spanish-speaking households. MTM LinguaSoft provided translations both for the parent handbook, which instructs …Read More
What is Back Translation? Although we have the utmost confidence in our linguists, who are carefully evaluated for their expertise in specific subject domains, we are occasionally asked to include an additional validation step called a “back translation” in our workflow. A back translation can be defined as the translation of a target document back to …Read More
MTM LinguaSoft recently completed a major e-learning localization project for GlaxoSmithKline. The course involved training in ergonomics for office workers and included four parts: The e-learning module itself; a short multiple choice test; a self-risk assessment and a user action report with recommendations for the individual – all of this to be translated into 10 …Read More
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. It represents 94% of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the U.S., and more than a thousand plastic surgeons worldwide. The mission of ASPS is to advance quality care by providing training, safety accreditation, and certification for member physicians. …Read More
