How to raise multilingual kids overseas
An early start to language learning has been shown to enhance cognitive flexibility, thus helping children become better communicators and creative thinkers. It also offers the potential for broadening a child’s horizons later in life. As a result, a 2009 study shows that one in five parents-to-b...
Hall of fame: Nami
Music became Nami’s bridge for learning English at an early age. Her love of music first sparked her interest in learning the language and, eventually, this motivated her to become a translation professional. One of our French to English Wordsmiths, she advises translators to make the most of Gen...
Our community, by the numbers
Our 18,000-strong translator community worked hard during 2015 to help us on our shared mission—to break down language barriers across the globe through translation. As we welcome in 2016, let’s take a look back on some significant accomplishments from our global community, who translate across 6...
The challenges of video game localization
This is a guest post written by a Gengo translator. Today’s translation business has incorporated new forms of media, the most innovative one being the video game. Since the early 1990s and the advent of the first cheap game consoles, when titles began reaching a broader audience, localizer...
Faces of Gengo: Lali
Hailing from Georgia, Lali is one of our English to Russian translators. A mother of three, who enjoys working from home, she’s also an advocate of healthy living. She recommends staying hydrated and doing simple leg exercises while translating. Where have you lived? I’ve had extensive experience...
So how do you actually become a translator?
This is a guest post written by a Gengo translator. Almost six years ago, I found myself fresh out of college stepping off a plane in Tokyo to start my first “real” job as an English teacher. I believed that, within a year, I was going to teach myself enough Japanese to be able to […]
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