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Culture

Understanding Cross-Cultural Competency

A deep understanding of your culture, in some cases, can mean the difference between effective communication and positive relationships between people from other cultures. In other cases, lacking this understanding may mean ineffective communication riddled with misunderstandings. Of course, anyone who has interacted with members of a different culture can attest to this fact and

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Cultural and Linguistic Competence within the Healthcare System

What is cultural and linguistic competence? Today’s blog sets out to establish a solid understanding of this thought and why it should be embraced in all healthcare-related environments. Examining the words independently can help us understand this concept and how it should be applied in the medical field. Culture refers to integrated patterns of human

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The Role of Language Services in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics in Sochi have received a great deal of attention from the media. Language hasn’t dominated the discussion, but the Organizing Committee has placed a massive amount of emphasis on language services and has made Olympic history by offering international representatives, athletes, tourists, and fans a variety of language services. In past games, like

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How to Translate Culture in Birth Certificates

Short documents don’t mean simple translations, and birth certificates are no exception. Written in formal language, these most-basic legal declarations require knowledge of culture for effective translation. This knowledge about the culture and the tradition of a place can later be implemented during a Birth Certificate Translation or translation of any such formal or informal

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