There is no doubt that we are living in the age of technology and gadgets. Every time you turn around, a new item is available to make life "easier". It's gotten to a point that we are expected to be familiar with and to own many of these things, like…

Ask any successful business person what the key is to maintaining success and you'll be told: Communication. We've heard this a thousand times, haven't we? And of course we all know the basics of communication. But times are changing and we are living in a technological era. Most of our…

That’s a question we ask ourselves daily. Do you wake up each day with a feeling of being able to accomplish the difficult tasks set in place for you? We certainly all hope to start our days that way. But how often do we find ourselves getting ready for bed…

The demand for Interpreters in the medical and legal fields is on a massive rise. It is predicted that in some areas of the US, we will see a nearly 50% increase in the need for interpreters. As the need for interpreters grows, so does the education, awareness, and qualification…

Lately there has been a lot of debate over translating Shakespeare's work from his style of English to contemporary English. The contention is that Shakespeare doesn't need interpreting. Isn't the first canon of any interpreter to accurately render the message from one language to another without adding omitting or changing…

What does accreditation mean to an interpreter education program? Interpreters must spend a lot of time, energy, and money in order to become certified. Certification allows for more job opportunities and life experience. If certification can be such a game changer for interpreters, shouldn't educational systems strive for the same…

In the past week, the Pope's visit to the U.S. and other areas has of course made headlines. As popular as he may be, however, the apparent star of the show is the Pope's charismatic interpreter, Monsignor Mark Miles. Twitter and other social media is a buzz with comments about…

As long as there has been language, there has been theatre. Ancient rituals were the first to introduce the idea of theatre as interpretation, when they acted scenarios out in order to communicate stories of folklore. The practice followed through Ancient Greece and early Christianity. Works from these eras still…

At Interpreter Education Online, students are taught that when facilitating communication between speakers of different languages, the primary task of the interpreter is to remain a neutral party and repeat only what is said, without omitting or adding information. Likewise, a translator's duty is to impartially convey meaning from one…