The power of language: experiencing culture through a different lens

Due to rapid technological developments, instant access to films, TV shows and cheap flights, it has never been easier to start learning a new language. Yet for many, the globalised nature of the modern world breeds a casual attitude towards language learning, as simple machine translations can assist in stumbling through broken conversation in a…

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How British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters make sport inclusive for the Deaf community

In the world of sports, the power of communication is undeniable. From the roar of the crowd to the strategic play calls, communication is at the heart of every game. However, for the deaf community, accessing sports events and fully participating in the excitement can be challenging without the support of British Sign Language (BSL)…

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thebigword Group wins at The European CEO Awards

Joshua Gould, Chief Executive Officer of Global language company thebigword Group, has been awarded ‘CEO of The Year in the Language Service Industry’ at the 2022 awards. The European CEO Awards aims bring together companies pushing the envelope in business, and the executives that make this progress possible. The awards, hosted by European CEO Magazine,…

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Language and Healthcare: how does it link?

The healthcare sector is a large, complex part of the economy. With constant innovations and technology developments such as Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and Robotics, the healthcare industry is consistently undergoing rapid transformations, as well as in conjunction with new healthcare acts and reforms. Communication barriers are highly prominent throughout the world, including in the…

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Communication is more than just words: British Sign Language

When words fall short: British Sign Language Sign language is a way of communicating using hand gestures and movements, body language and facial expressions instead of spoken words, used mainly by people who are Deaf or have hearing impairments. Used by around 151,000 people in the UK, British Sign Language (BSL) is referred to as…

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Transcription and subtitling: knitting global entertainment closely

Imagine watching a drama but you can’t hear properly – or wanting to sing along to your favourite song but you can’t remember the lyrics. Boring and annoying right? These scenarios can be altered to interesting ones if you simply have the subtitles. More than 100 empirical studies highlight that captioning a video improves comprehension…

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Machine Translation: The pathway to global footprints in critical times

What is Machine Translation? Using computers to translate text from one language to another has been a dream of computer science. With the massive explosion of digital content in recent years, the need for multimarket localisation has now become inevitable. It is only in the past ten years that Machine Translation (MT) has become a…

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Video remote interpreting: changing the face of the new normal

The new normal for the already virtual world The pandemic has challenged us in many ways which we never imagined. Whether it was restricting ourselves to step out and meet up with people, or adapting to technology changes to keep things running uninterrupted. Whilst there were hurdles obstructing our daily lives, there were barriers broken…

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