Are you a professional interpreter or ready to make over-the-phone interpretation your career?

Are you also fluent in one of these languages or others?

Burmese, Cantonese, Greek, Indonesian, Korean, Mandarin, Marshallese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tibetan or Vietnamese.

Then you should know that Language Line Services is hiring!

The growing needs of government organizations and businesses serving our country's population of limited English speakers has prompted Language Line Services to launch a large scale recruitment effort.

Language Line Services has announced plans to double its global interpreter workforce over the next two years to keep up with the exploding demand for its services. Currently, the company employs approximately 3,000 professional interpreters worldwide.

The majority of Language Line Services' interpreter employment opportunities in the United States are for work-from-home positions.

No prior interpretation experience is required as Language Line Services provides an extensive orientation program accompanied by ongoing training and mentoring in interpreting for professional fields such as banking, medical, technical interpreting for its employees.

Since its inception, Language Line Services has given its employed interpreters the ability to work from home and the results have been very successful.

Louis Provenzano, Language Line Services' President and Chief Operating Officer, noted that: "This is an extremely exciting time in our company's history. We look forward to welcoming a new class of interpreters to the Language Line Services' family."

For more information about Language Line Services' career opportunities, please visit www.languageline.com/careers...

Or call (800) 532-4441.

PS: If you are an interpreter -- or you hire interpreters -- read the article in this issue of In Other Words about Language Line University.

It's the best solution for interpreter testing and training... featuring Certified Medical Interpretation!

Recently there's been a flood of books (see below) about language and, in particular, the translation (or lack of translation) of words from one language to another.

We've enjoyed these books so much, it occurred to us that you would too.

Let's start with the Dutch verb uitwaaien (oot-vay-en) which is a most useful and attractive word meaning "to walk in the wind for fun." It conjures up a charming image of Dutch people outdoors knowing just how to enjoy the landscape.

From the BBC - "Words and phrases can suggest the character of a nation. The Dutch vocabulary, for instance, seems to confirm the nation's light-hearted reputation."

Here's a similar Dutch delicacy, Uituiken (oot-book-en) (verb). Another "enjoyment" verb like uitwaaien, but this time based on the word for stomach, buik, meaning "to take your time at dinner, relaxing between courses."

It sums up the real Christmas feeling, or gezelligheid, of being together in a feeling of peace and unity between people. With a full stomach, of course.

Both words and commentary come from the very enjoyable book, "In Other Words" by author Christopher Moore (below).

If you're interested in learning - and learning about - more Dutch word, where else to look but Wikipedia.com. Enjoy!

Reprinted by permission of publisher.

More intriguing words of the world to come from these and other sources:

"The Meaning of Tingo: And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World"

"They Have a Word for It: A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words and Phrases"

"In Other Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World"

Testing and Training Your Bilingual Staff to Be Better Interpreters

Do you have in-house interpreters? Bilingual call center agents? Face-to-face healthcare interpreters?

Do you ever wonder if they are as good at language interpretation as you originally thought they were?

How do you know? How can you find out for sure?

Today, more than ever, these are questions you should be asking yourself.

Your organization's risk managers have to know that the way your interpreters serve limited English-proficient customers complies with a growing number of governmental and industry standards...

And, just as importantly, does not expose your organization to potential lawsuits!

That's why you should know about Language Line University.

Our professional interpretation instructors will help your in-house interpretation staff be the best they can be by...

• Screening new interpreters through testing to facilitate the hiring process
• Assessing the proficiency of any organization's existing bilingual staff or other interested bilingual speakers, and bilingual employees, and
• Evaluating staff or freelance interpreters' knowledge of professional ethics, interpreting protocols, and industry terminology

Get the best testing and training for your investment...

• All Language Line University programs are conducted over the phone, eliminating additional travel and accommodation costs for your interpreters and testing administrators
• You may schedule your interpreters for testing or training at any time from any location, reducing downtime and saving operating costs for your organization
• On-site delivery is another available option

Organizations that use Language Line University enjoy substantial cost savings compared with alternative testing and training methods. To learn more, call 877.351.6636 or email to LLU@languageline.com

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