Esperanto is the international language created by Dr. Ludwik Zamenhof from Poland. The goal of Esperanto was to allow all people to communicate with one another. Dr. Zamenhof published the first brochure about the Esperanto language in 1887. Esperanto, which means “he who has hope”, was thus born. Since its…
A study released by the Massachusetts-based Common Sense Advisory (an independent market research company), shows that the translation/interpreting service industry is on the rise: The industry is growing at a rate of roughly 12% a year. Europe is the leading market, with 49% of all language services; North America is…
It has been well established that bilingualism has positive effects on an individual’s life, but it appears that the greatest benefit of bilingualism is reserved for old age. Besides rounding out an individual’s knowledge and boosting concentration, studies have demonstrated that learning a foreign language delays the onset of Alzheimer’s.…