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Cultural Competence is Key for Language Professionals

Language competence is a set of attitudes, skills, behaviors, and policies that enable international companies to effectively communicate and interact with overseas partners and clients. When employees of international companies possess cultural competence, they are better able to adapt to the country’s market and customer base. Language professionals using languages, of course, but they would

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Can One Language Define a Country? A Look at the New Ukrainian Language Law

As of February 23, Ukraine, a country that has faced four months of protest in bitter winter conditions, has been retaken by the people. The government, initially pushing ties to bring the country closer to Western Europe, raised the citizens’ ire when it cut those ties and showed signs of reopening relations with Russia, a

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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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