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After the dust from America’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping festival settles, China’s third-largest shopping festival takes place: Double 12 Day, also known as Couples Day! You might have heard about the widespread reach of China’s Single’s Day shopping festival. Single’s Day happens on…
As a majorly industrialized country, Russia continues to grow as its economy improves. Some of the best industries in the Russian Federation include the automotive industry, defense, electronics, finance, telecommunication, and energy. Many of them have support from foreign companies in the European Union as…
If you’re a Chinese teacher looking to find Chinese classes in the US, it might seem like a daunting task. But with the correct information at hand, it can be more accessible than ever to bring our skills to America and help spread language awareness…
Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia (which translates to Irish Language Week) is an annual international event that celebrates and promotes the Irish language and its fascinating culture. The event is celebrated not only in Ireland, but all around the world. First established in 1902, it’s…
So, your dream is to become a Chinese teacher in the US? In order to teach Chinese in public schools in America, teachers need to be certified. America’s economic growth is inextricably tied to the strength of its investment relationships around the world, and to…
They say that our eyes are the windows to our soul. And in the same sense, language is like the window to the soul of a culture. But every language is unique, and sometimes, translating ideas, feeling, and situations into another language causes its essence…
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of languages. If you’re keen on learning some cool-sounding, strange, funny, silly, and downright outrageously hard to pronounce words, you’re in the right place. We’ve rounded up some of the weirdest words in the world! Did You Know…
The Chinese chop – called YìnJian – is the equivalent of a stamp and is used in lieu of signatures on personal documents. Chops are also used for office paperwork, contracts, and any other item requiring acknowledgment or authorship. The History of the Chinese…
While you might be someone that learns best by reading as much as possible about a specific topic, your coworker might do better by listening to lectures on the subject. The simple truth is that there are a variety of different learning styles, and we…
Did you know that fundamental language access rights (Title VI of the civil rights act) don’t only apply to U.S civilians with Limited English Proficiency (LEP individuals)? As a foreign language interpreter or translator working and living in the United States, you also have the…
Considered by some as the founding fathers of modern translation and interpretation, Dragomans played a vital role in the ancient Ottoman Empire and later in Turkey. But who were the Dragomans, and what essential roles did they play? Let’s dig into the topic… The…
Although there were numerous Ottoman Empire languages, only one reigned supreme. As the official language of government and the court of the Empire, the written language of Ottoman Turkish ruled over the rest of the languages in contemporary use across the empire. While minorities in…
