Companies are paying thousands of dollars every year to individuals that have taken the time to learn how to communicate in a language other than English. The most commonly learned language for the business world is Spanish. ... I know first hand that having the ability of speaking a foreign language, especially one like Spanish can help in providing a serious upper hand in the job market. ... What technologies have come up with now are voice translators. ... I have never used one of these machines before but it is my understanding that these machines can be very helpful, but on occasion i...

• Word Count: 1309
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Required language translations included Spanish, German, Italian, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Korean. ... It reviewed the in-house solution and suggested multiple options, including a workflow tool to be used by in-house translators. ... SDL suggested Best Western consider the use of 'intelligent Machine Translation' as an alternative to linguists, reducing the number of translators required during peak to zero.... These are used to improve the performance of automated translation, after which translators post-edit the output into its final form. ... Though English Lang...

• Word Count: 1994
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The second time I saw Alyssa, she was sitting in a circle with 4 other girls speaking Spanish. I don't think Alyssa knew that I understood spanish, but she was discussing her situation with her boyfriend. ... Cohen, who spoke a little Spanish and was extra slow and calm while approaching her with her assignments. When Alyssa wasn't doing work, she only spoke to students that she felt comfortable speaking spanish with. ... The IEP shows the different accommodations for the student, which was extra time on his test, if he needed a translator, receive instruction multiple times. ...

• Word Count: 1541
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Declaring English the national language would also save the country money. ... New Jersey alone spent $922,000 in 1998 on court translator fees (Samborn). ... Americans speak English, not Spanish, Russian, Chinese, or any other language. ... They knew no one, spoke no English, but they did have determination. ... He said he learned English and spoke it well enough to get by. ...

• Word Count: 1342
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The employees will be paid in Dollars (1), however they must be able to speak English and know how to use the computer (2) . ... (2) It is a disadvantage to be obliged to learn how to speak English or use the computer. Actually people working in a firm have to use the computer and speak at least one foreign language, however the employees in this example don't speak a foreign language and they have to go to English courses with 35 years age... In three years, according to a recent study by International Data Corp., 39 percent of people who visit the Internet will seek sites in language...

• Word Count: 1566
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

As the translator of Saussure's Course in General Linguistics, Roy Harris, puts it: The essential feature of Saussure's linguistic sign is that, being intrinsically arbitrary, it can be identified only by contrast with coexisting signs of the same nature, which together constitute a structured system (p. x). ... Dog is "dog" in English, "perro" in Spanish, "chien" in French, "hund" in German. ...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate