In Australia, the major language of government is English. It is the official language and is the language of schools and other educational institutions. With few exceptions, English will be the main language used throughout the legal system, including the courts, amongst lawyers, and the law enforcement system. However, this doesn’t mean that other languages … Read More
For many Christian communities around the world, Easter is the most important religious ceremony of the year. Like other ceremonies, however, Easter is not just a religious occasion as its origin is mixed up and combined with even older ceremonies. In the case of Easter, this means ceremonies associated with the arrival of Spring and … Read More
Communication solutions under COVID-19 A recent survey revealed that the responses to COVID-19 have accelerated the use of digital technology by many years and many of these are here to stay. Much of this was due to how customers changed their behavior, choosing more online channels for communication purposes and in particular for buying and … Read More
Simultaneous interpretation is most common at large conference venues and important ceremonies where the members of the audience typically wear specially designed listening devices so that they can hear the interpretation in their own language. Simultaneous interpretation assists conference delegates so that they can communicate in their own language and follow easily what each speaker … Read More
Not everyone requiring medical care can necessarily speak the language of the doctor or hospital they need to visit. Even a family member trying to explain the person’s medical condition and symptoms may not be able to put across the information correctly. Additionally, when a doctor is describing the diagnosis and treatment, the patient and … Read More
The terms localization & internationalization are often used as if they are interchangeable, but they do not mean exactly the same thing. Localization is a process used for adapting a text so that it meets the cultural, legal, linguistic, date format, and any other element that allows it to fit in seamlessly in a location. … Read More
Most people in Europe and North America who speak European languages find it hard to learn both Chinese and Korean. In fact, the difficulties work both ways as many Chinese and Korean people find it difficult to master European languages. But which language is easiest and how similar or different are these East Asian languages? … Read More
COVID-19 was notified first of all to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in December 2019. It wasn’t declared a pandemic for a few weeks after and by that time it was wreaking havoc in Italy to the horror of the world. Following this and after observing the effects of the full force of it in … Read More
There are two Koreas, namely North Korea and South Korea, much in the news recently, of course! They share a common language, which is Korean. There are however a few differences between the North Korean and South Korean languages, both the spoken and written word. The first key difference is in the South Korean language, … Read More
Welcome to South Korea! Is South Korea somewhat of a paradox? Perhaps, but if you were to visit the country, assuming you had mastered at least a smattering of the Korean language, of course, you would find that most Koreans are just like anyone else around the world in any highly urbanized society. As for … Read More
