LSA Resources

Stephen Pax Leonard, a British anthropologist, is setting out on a year-long stay with the Inughuit, a small community in Greenland, in an attempt to save its… Read more

The Indonesian language, known as Bahasa Indonesia, is increasingly under threat as a growing number of wealthy and upper-middle-class families continue to shun public schools where Indonesian remains the main… Read more

According to a report published in the journal PLoS One, the inherent bias in referees is perceptual.  The study found that soccer experts whose languages read left to right call more… Read more

The Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey has ruled that non-English speaking DUI suspects must be provided instructions on the consequences of refusing a breath test in their native… Read more

For the Vietnamese-Americans currently living in the Gulf Coast region, the oil disaster is especially complicated, thanks to a host of language barriers and cultural misunderstandings. The interpreters… Read more

The Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (GAGOC) has arranged for a comprehensive language service package for the Asian Games this November.  Escort interpreting, conference interpreting, telephone interpreting and… Read more

Interpretation mistakes in common conversation may be excusable, but misinterpreting an address at the White House is unacceptable. Mexican President Felipe Calderon spoke at a conference marking his arrival to… Read more

There are more than 7,000 languages spoken around the world at this time, many of which are simply spoken and not written. Studies are showing the most rapid loss of… Read more

In an effort to increase awareness about the United Nation’s six official languages, English Language Day was implemented and celebrated for the first time on April 23^rd, 2010 in honor… Read more

The complex translation of Chinese terms and phrases into English, or vise versa, has proven to be a difficult task. Names of restaurants, street signs, advertisements and store fronts have… Read more