As a rule, Robertson Languages International works with teams of translators who are not only experts in their respective fields, they also live in the client’s target country. This ensures our translators are up to speed on current linguistic, market and cultural developments. In exceptional cases, where the translator is not resident in the client’s target country, Robertson Languages International will have the text checked by a reviewer based in the target country before the translation is released. This is a read more

Prior to 2006, various translation quality standards existed. However, they focused more on the translation process rather than on linguistic quality. Client requirements were not considered. In 2006, individual national standards were replaced by the pan-European BS EN 15038 (Translation Services). It defines quality as conformance to customer requirements, reduces ambiguity through the clear definition of terms, and clarifies roles and responsibilities (of both the translation service provider and client). It also advocates the prevention of errors. Translation service providers read more

30^th September was International Translation Day, as introduced by FIT (International Federation of Translators) in 1991. The date coincides with St. Jerome’s Day, patron saint of translators, who translated the Bible into the Vulgate Latin version. Translators around the world assembled for conferences and “powwows”, some of which were centred around the theme of “Terminology: Words Matter”.

The theme of terminology is at the heart of read more