Google Translate is getting tighter integration with Lens — on iOS now, on Android later - Android Police - Translation

Google Translate's integration with Lens is nothing short of ingenious. For years, both services have been saving lives (or grades) by assisting with homework and helping us better interact with the (foreign) world around us. The relationship yielded even more fruits on Android last year, with Google Lens getting the ability to perform offline translations and a new Translate button on the screenshot pop-up tool. Now, Google is further scaling up the union with an even tighter integration of the apps on both Android and iOS.

Google recently updated its support page to highlight a new functionality coming to the iOS Translate app. According to the post, you’ll be able to perform instant translation, captured image translation, and imported photo translation, all in one place. In addition, the company says it has added the ability to select the translated text and perform actions such as copying, searching, and sending to Translate's homepage. To try out the new experience, all you need to do is launch Google Translate on iOS and tap the camera icon from the homepage.

Google intends to further improve the experience in the coming months. You can expect additional functionality like partial translation, which will allow you to switch between the source text and your translation, and it will even be possible to make source text selections.

These are all the features coming to iOS, but Google says they’ll arrive on Android in a few months.

That said, Translate on Android already provides a consolidated experience for instant translation, captured image translation, and imported photo translation, but they’re a bit more limited. For example, the captured image and imported photo translation interfaces allow you to send your text to Translate's home screen but lack partial translation and the functionality for copying or searching text. Instant translation, on the other hand, lacks all those features altogether.

It’s a bit of a bummer that Android devices won’t be getting the improved Google Translate experience as soon as iOS. However, there’s no doubt that it will improve the app’s usefulness even more when it finally arrives.

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UMass Dartmouth opens applications for translation workshop | Dartmouth - Dartmouth Week - Translation

UMass Dartmouth is giving local Portuguese speakers with a talent for English writing and translation the chance to hone their skills with a professional translator with an eight-week workshop starting Feb. 23.

The workshop, which will run through April 20, is designed to help aspiring and practicing translators in academic departments at UMass Dartmouth and in the surrounding community to find and refine their literary translator voices with an expert in the field.

The workshop will be conducted in English, seminar-style, in class once a week from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture. It will be limited to ten people.

Using theoretical readings and examples of works by renowned translators, the instructor will focus on literary translation as a cross-cultural, creative endeavor and guide you through some of the most relevant topics in the field.

By the end of the workshop, writers will have finished a polished translation that they may continue to prepare for publication.

The course will be led by
Elizabeth Lowe, Professor of Translation at New York University’s School of Professional Studies, who is in residence at UMass Dartmouth as the Hélio and Amélia Pedroso / FLAD Endowed Chair in Portuguese Studies.

Lowe has written extensively on translation theory and pedagogy, and has translated fiction by numerous Brazilian, Portuguese and Lusophone African writers, most recently Nélida Piñon’s The House of Passion, João Almino’s The Last Twist of the Knife, and Antonio Lobo Antunes’ Commission of Tears.

The workshop is open to individuals with an advanced reading ability in Portuguese and excellent English language writing skills.

The workshop is open to individuals with an advanced reading ability in Portuguese and excellent English language writing skills.

For registration or questions, please contact: emccoy2@umassd.edu. The deadline to apply is February 10.

Application emails should include a brief biography of yourself, what attracted you to the workshop, and what you hope to get out of the workshop.

Please attach a 500-word sample of a translation you have done along with a copy of the source text to your application, with a brief narrative describing the text and its author, and why you chose to translate this piece.

If you cannot provide a translation sample, please attach a 500-word sample of your writing in English. This can be non-fiction, creative nonfiction, fiction, or a sample of an essay.

In compliance with UMass Dartmouth policy for students, staff and faculty, all workshop attendees will have to present proof of COVID vaccination and booster. This should be included in your application email.

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Microsoft Translator adds Inuinnaqtun and Romanized Inuktitut translation to its growing list of languages - OnMSFT.com - Translation

Microsoft just announced that they are adding new translations to the Microsoft Translator. This move will allow the inclusion of both Inuinnaqtun and Romanized Inuktitut with the goal of enhancing the number of languages it supports.

The Microsoft Translator supports over 100 different languages including the two that have just been included. and the feature cuts across the board as users can access it on Office, Translator for Bing, and Microsoft Translator apps.

Additional support

According to Microsoft, you can now add Inuinnaqtun and Romanized Inuktitut text and document translation to applications, tools, websites, and workflows using Azure Cognitive Services Translator. Moreover, users have the ability to use the feature with Cognitive Services like Speech or Computer Vision. In return, you get additional features such as speech-to-text as well as image translation on your applications.

In January 2021, Microsoft used the traditional syllabic script to add Inuktitut to Microsoft Translator. They have taken quite some time to work on this with the aim of enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the translation models.  The move has further enhanced their cause to break language barriers.

As such, they are able to work with people that come from all walks of life despite their language barrier thanks to Microsoft Translator, preserving endangered languages such as Inuinnaqtun and Romanized Inuktitut. According to the post by Microsoft, there are over 7,000 languages spoken across the world. Unfortunately, a language becomes extinct every two weeks.

Endangered languages on the verge of becoming extinct

Based on predictions made, around 50% to 90% of the endangered languages are said to completely disappear from the phase of the earth in the next century. Nunavut's government has worked with Microsoft Translator and community groups such as the Kitikmeot Heritage Society to ensure that Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut are not among the languages that become extinct.

What are your thoughts on Microsoft's move to try and preserve endangered languages? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.

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Tarjama's Translation Masterclass Gives Boost to KSA Job Market - Yahoo Finance - Translation

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading language experts, Tarjama, have launched their new Certified Translation Masterclass dedicated to strengthening the skills of job seekers in the KSA language market.

CERTIFIED TRANSLATION MASTERCLASS BY TARJAMA

With years of experience in Saudi Arabia, Tarjama's language technology experts will be sharing their knowledge with translators starting their career journeys in the KSA. The Certified Translation Masterclass will focus on English and Arabic, with an emphasis on the latest technologies and skills required by today's employers.

The Masterclass will also offer sector-focused insight for translators looking to improve their skills in the translation of media, business, and economic content.

The initiative provides translators and linguists across the KSA with a chance to boost their careers and gain a competitive edge over others in the fast-growing language industry.

"At Tarjama, we have decades of hard-earned knowledge. The job market is always changing, and the language industry is growing continuously, with an increased reliance on technology. As leaders in language and language technologies, we can contribute to the upskilling of citizens and the development of local content in line with the Human Capability Development Program and Vision 2030 objectives", said Tarjama CEO, Nour Al Hassan. "The development of language services goes hand in hand with national growth," she added.

Tarjama's masterclass is open for all those interested in launching a competitive career in the KSA translation market. Offered courses cover the themes of intensive written translation, general translation, media translation, translation technology and Business, Technical and Economic Masterclass. The obtained certifications are accredited by the Association of Translation Companies (ATC).

Those interested can sign up for the masterclass here.

About Tarjama

Tarjama is a smart language technology and services provider helping companies scale rapidly with multilingual content of every format and language. Founded in 2008 by Nour Al Hassan, Tarjama has quickly grown to dominate the localization market in the MENA region through its proprietary line-up of innovative language solutions custom-built for the Arabic language.

With a mission to help companies realize their potential for global growth, Tarjama is committed to delivering language solutions that meet international standards of quality, speed, and cost-efficiency. It offers an end-to-end range of AI-powered language services including translation, localization, interpretation, content creation, transcription, subtitling, and strategic advisory. To find out more about Tarjama, visit www.tarjama.com

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Tarjama's Translation Masterclass Gives Boost to KSA Job Market - WFMZ Allentown - Translation

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading language experts, Tarjama, have launched their new Certified Translation Masterclass dedicated to strengthening the skills of job seekers in the KSA language market.

With years of experience in Saudi Arabia, Tarjama's language technology experts will be sharing their knowledge with translators starting their career journeys in the KSA. The Certified Translation Masterclass will focus on English and Arabic, with an emphasis on the latest technologies and skills required by today's employers.

The Masterclass will also offer sector-focused insight for translators looking to improve their skills in the translation of media, business, and economic content. 

The initiative provides translators and linguists across the KSA with a chance to boost their careers and gain a competitive edge over others in the fast-growing language industry.

"At Tarjama, we have decades of hard-earned knowledge. The job market is always changing, and the language industry is growing continuously, with an increased reliance on technology. As leaders in language and language technologies, we can contribute to the upskilling of citizens and the development of local content in line with the Human Capability Development Program and Vision 2030 objectives", said Tarjama CEO, Nour Al Hassan. "The development of language services goes hand in hand with national growth," she added.

Tarjama's masterclass is open for all those interested in launching a competitive career in the KSA translation market. Offered courses cover the themes of intensive written translation, general translation, media translation, translation technology and Business, Technical and Economic Masterclass. The obtained certifications are accredited by the Association of Translation Companies (ATC).

Those interested can sign up for the masterclass here.

About Tarjama

Tarjama is a smart language technology and services provider helping companies scale rapidly with multilingual content of every format and language. Founded in 2008 by Nour Al Hassan, Tarjama has quickly grown to dominate the localization market in the MENA region through its proprietary line-up of innovative language solutions custom-built for the Arabic language.

With a mission to help companies realize their potential for global growth, Tarjama is committed to delivering language solutions that meet international standards of quality, speed, and cost-efficiency. It offers an end-to-end range of AI-powered language services including translation, localization, interpretation, content creation, transcription, subtitling, and strategic advisory. To find out more about Tarjama, visit www.tarjama.com

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Rotary Club continues dictionary distribution tradition to students – Dodge City Daily Globe - Dodge City Daily Globe - Dictionary

Vincent Marshall Dodge City Globe

It has been a goal to promote literacy and inspire young people early in life to develop solid reading and dictionary skills for the past 17 years.

Third graders across Ford County will receive a special gift from the Dodge City Rotary Club — their very own dictionary.

The Rotary Club will provide under 640 hard back, 648 page dictionaries to third graders from Dodge City, Sacred Heart, Bucklin, Spearville and Jetmore that contain colorful graphics, allowing students to associate the words with images.

The Dictionary Project is part of a national program for all Rotary Clubs.

The Dodge City program began in 2005 and is made in part by state Rotary Clubs and local business sponsors.

“It is a way to reach out to the entire county, not just a project for one community,” club member and organizer Lowell Brakey said. “It is literally reaching out to the entire community. Rotary being a civic club feels the reading and writing comprehension skills of the students is very important.”

Beginning in 1992, the idea for The Dictionary Project began when Annie Plummer of Savannah, Georgia, gave 50 dictionaries to children who attended a school near her home.

In preceding years, Plummer continued to give the gift of the dictionary and went on to raise money to give more and more books and led to being a nonprofit organization in 1995 through members of the community in Georgia.

Over 27 million children have received dictionaries since its implementation in 1995.

The Dodge City Rotary Club has placed over 10,500 dictionaries in Ford County and Jetmore.

According to the Dodge City Rotary Club, studies have shown that the third grade is the best age and grade for students to begin learning the dictionary.

The dictionaries will be handed out to students in classrooms some time in February as soon as The Rotary Club has met its business sponsors goal, print up the labels that show who the sponsors are for 2021-22 which is pasted inside the front cover of the book.

“We have been doing this to give the students a leg up for learning,” said Roy Betz, another Rotary member. “We felt in the third grade, this is when they start looking at the dictionary.”

President of the Dodge City Rotary Club Don Gregg added, “It’s very rewarding to come to the school, pass out the books and see the reaction of the kids when you give them something like a dictionary. I think they really appreciate it.”

Other Rotary members shared that for some students, the dictionary is the first book they will ever own which contributes to literacy.

The Dodge City Rotary Club meets every Monday at noon at the Boot Hill Casino & Resort Conference Center and is always looking for new members. All persons of good will are welcome.

To contact the writer, email vmarshall@cherryroad.com

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