Blog: Culture and Localisation

This week, we’ve been looking at the most popular Internet searches relating to translation. We think you’ll be as surprised as we are.

Learning a new language has never been easier. There are other benefits too. So don’t rely on English as the world’s universal language, watch this TED Talk for more reasons to learn.

Can you take the challenge and find the right translation for each seemingly untranslatable German word?

Don’t let language barriers affect the success of your L&D programmes! Have a look at this infographic that shares some interesting stats and facts about languages and employee engagement.

Do you want to immerse yourself in the Chinese language and culture? These 5 films are a great starting point for anyone interested in China.

Project Manager Kasia received surprise tickets to Lisbon as a birthday present from her friends. She’s written a travelogue about her trip and the sights and sounds of Lisbon: I have always believed that one of the best things we can wish for in life are best friends who we build strong bonds with over

Are you experiencing push-back from local markets regarding localising your learning and development content? If so, our blog post provides advice for getting buy-in from your local colleagues.

Is your company exploring doing business in Central and Eastern Europe? Read this blog post to learn more about culture, etiquette and business communications in this region.

Don’t fall into the gender bias trap by relying on machine translation to correctly translate your content. Read this blog post to learn more about the pitfalls of translating genderless languages and gender-neutral pronouns!