Translators work with meaning. Their job is to use language to express meaning in a specified target language to match the original source language text. There are almost always multiple approaches to expressing meaning. Translation is therefore not a mechanical replacement of words in one language with equivalent words in another language (such as a […]
We typically receive elearning material for translation from one of two sources: a) Specialist elearning course development companies and consultants, and b) In-house developers of elearning material working with off-the-shelf elearning course authoring tools. The requirements for either in terms of language support are largely similar. Sometimes specialist elearning course development companies work with proprietary […]
In the process of translating courses authored in Articulate Storyline, there are sometimes spoken audio components that require attention. Mostly commonly spoken audio is part of a Storyline course translation project either as narration directly placed within the course, or in connection with an embedded video that contains spoken audio/narration. Generally speaking spoken audio content […]
Some translation companies bill themselves as specialists in document translation services. What does this mean exactly? Is translation of text contained in documents somehow different than translation of other text? A big part of our responsibility as a translation company is to match the best suited resources with the requirements for each project. […]
When clients need a certified translation it’s usually for an official purpose. It might be for submission to a government authority (either local, state, federal, or international). Government authorities usually publish their requirements for a certified translation. In those cases we can modify our deliverables (if necessary) in order to conform with the authority’s definition […]
Why do businesses hire translation companies? We thought it would be interesting to list some of the reasons (as far as we can tell). In our attempt to better understand the reasons business clients engage with translation companies, we reviewed the last 10 translation projects we’ve delivered to business clients. Based on this review below […]
