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Expert translation and review in 150 languages and dialects. Uniquely qualified to serve medical device, clinical trial and test publishing companies.
2024-02-05 19:46
As a language service provider, Responsive Translation has always been interested in artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve been watching its development for years, waiting for the AI ax… Read More
2024-01-09 13:32
Error is simply not an option when patient lives and market share are on the line.
Every day, medical devices play a vital role in improving patient care and enhancing diagnostic capabilitie… Read More
2024-01-02 13:20
While much of 2023 was spent talking about the future of artificial intelligence, we saw the year end with a remarkably human controversy. The publication of Endgame, Omid Scobie’s gos… Read More
2023-12-18 17:07
As the K-12 education landscape continues to evolve, through-year assessments are poised to play an increasingly significant role. Through-year assessments can contribute to more effective t… Read More
2023-11-27 18:10
The Role of a Qualified Translator
While machine translation and AI tools are getting better every day, the role that a qualified translator plays is still as crucial as ever. They serve as… Read More
2023-09-27 18:31
When it comes to conducting surveys, one of the critical factors to consider is response rates. A low response rate can compromise the validity of your data and hinder your ability to draw m… Read More
2023-09-25 18:20
Your next customer could be next door, or 5,000 miles away, if not more. But to successfully reach and resonate with multilingual and multicultural audiences, you’ll need to discover m… Read More
2023-07-27 14:18
How Do You Know You’re Getting an Accurate Translation?
Practical tips to ensure you get the quality translation you need.
Imagine it’s a Tuesday. Your company receives an import… Read More
2023-06-19 17:46
Learn about best practices for the test development process from The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.
Here on the blog we’ve talked a lot about the International Te… Read More
2023-05-03 11:58
As you know, education plays a critical role in today’s complex and rapidly changing world. To give students the best chance of success on their educational journey, it’s importa… Read More
2023-03-13 14:32
If your test publishing company is developing assessments in English, you may be leaving money on the table if you’re not also producing assessments in Spanish.
What Is Test Publishing… Read More
2023-02-14 17:11
If you work at a medical device company, you know that having accurate translations for your medical device content, such as medical device packaging, product labeling, instructions for use… Read More
2023-02-03 15:25
Creating a respectful and inclusive environment free from gender discrimination and bias starts with the language we use every day. By using gender-inclusive language we can help ensure that… Read More
2022-11-28 11:38
High-stakes assessments are tests, assessments or testing instruments that have big consequences with a lot at stake. It may sound like a big poker game in Vegas, but in high-stakes testing… Read More
2022-08-26 18:27
Responsive Translation recently achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification. Our approach to quality management helps us provide the highest quality translation to medical device companies worldwi… Read More
2022-05-09 19:26
A Certificate of Translation Accuracy makes the difference between a certified translation and a non-certified translation in the United States.
Any key document authored in a foreign langu… Read More
2022-05-06 16:32
A language service provider facilitates communication among people who speak different languages. Also called a language services provider or an LSP, a language service provider may be an in… Read More
2022-02-08 12:57
2021 results are in: Responsive Translation earned a perfect NPS score of 100, the highest rating among language service providers globally.
Many translation companies claim to provide quali… Read More
2022-01-25 16:46
K-12 education in the United States should provide students with the tools and knowledge to excel in school and beyond. Of course, this includes K-12 students who aren’t native speaker… Read More
2021-12-17 18:13
Educators, test developers and other professionals who serve K-12 students often use a variety of acronyms. But what do they all mean? In this quick guide we explain some of the most common… Read More
2021-12-02 17:09
In test development for education and certification, an item is the basic building block of any test or assessment. Items can be questions, tasks, prompts or similar. They may require test t… Read More
2021-10-18 15:30
Did you know that the most effective learning occurs when a learner is taught in their native language? This is true at any age, whether we’re talking about K-12 school kids or adults… Read More
2021-09-28 15:57
Ecommerce was humming along even before COVID-19 burst onto the scene. Worldwide ecommerce sales exceeded $3.5 trillion in 2019. But since then, consumers have doubled down. US merchants alo… Read More
2021-08-31 13:42
Responsive Translation translates for all levels of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If your source material is ADA compliant, your translation will be too. Please… Read More
2021-08-09 19:00
An update on the Afghan interpreters.
It began in 2001 when US and allied forces battled the Taliban for control of Afghanistan. Thousands of local Afghan interpreters and guides played a ke… Read More
2021-05-25 13:36
“The more you read, the more things you know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go!” —Dr. Seuss
Reading is the most important skill that children will l… Read More
2021-05-12 20:05
If you’re looking to translate surveys and questionnaires for clinical trials, then you may have heard about the Mapi translation methodology. Over the years this workflow earned a rep… Read More
2021-05-05 19:00
To translate or not to translate?
When it comes to the integrity of clinical studies conducted in the United States, the importance of translating informed consent forms into Spanish cannot… Read More
2021-04-14 16:27
If your organization’s exam is currently only offered in English, then it’s time to reconsider. Who does your test serve? And who should it be serving?
Exams are important instru… Read More
2021-03-22 14:33
Discover what certified translation services are and what to look for when you need them.
Here at Responsive Translation we’re often asked if we provide certified translation services… Read More
2021-02-23 17:08
The fight against COVID-19 depends on all of us, but bad translation is setting up unnecessary roadblocks. Here’s how to fix it.
It’s year two of the COVID-19 pandemic and we&rsq&hell…Read More
2021-02-17 20:29
Reports on English being the death of other languages have been greatly exaggerated. Yet, English words keep on popping up.
In 2010, China banned the use of foreign words, and the use of Eng… Read More
2021-01-28 20:14
We’re heading into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Far from getting a winter break, teachers, students, parents, administrators, policy makers and other stakeholders are all… Read More
2020-11-23 19:58
Details matter when promoting equity and inclusion in education. Here’s how translating and/or adapting names can help.
Kids who see people who look like them doing important work up o… Read More
2020-10-28 20:52
Politics. Elections. The pandemic. Unemployment. Climate change. Religious intolerance. Social justice. Income inequality. These are just a few of the issues that are affecting people every… Read More
2020-10-05 20:00
When educational assessments and curricula are translated and adapted into other languages, it’s crucial that they continue to meet required standards and fulfill the instructional and… Read More
2020-09-08 12:07
Did you know that English Learners (ELs) make up 10.1% of the United States’ total K-12 student population? This includes 18% of students in Texas and 19% of students in California.
In… Read More
2020-09-01 13:09
Have you seen any cringe-worthy translation lately? In the ongoing series Translators’ Hall of Shame, we highlight examples of translation gone wrong around the world.
When translation… Read More
2020-07-30 13:08
Shopping online is the new normal as growing numbers of people make more of their essential and not-so-essential purchases on the Internet. And that was before the pandemic. In 2019, ecommer… Read More
2020-07-15 13:40
Viral barrier, yes. Language barrier, no.
Is it just me shouting behind my face mask? At any rate, I can’t hear a thing other people are saying behind their muffling masks. So some Ja… Read More
2020-06-30 14:04
The University of California plans to drop the SAT and ACT, and develop its own admissions test. Some supporters say the move will increase diversity, though UC’s own research reveals… Read More
2020-06-18 12:31
Users of the discontinued Google Translator Toolkit had the option to download their data. But instead of doing exactly what it said on the box, Google actually sent users’ translation… Read More
2020-05-26 19:57
It started with a seemingly harmless question: “Japan did more good than harm to China in the period 1900-45.’ Do you agree? Explain your answer.” Combined with two histori… Read More
2020-05-19 20:05
Some companies use the terms “translation” and “localization” interchangeably. While both services are key to making the world of international business go round, are… Read More
2020-04-29 17:43
What would you do if your client required you to use a time-saving tool that actually made your work more time consuming? For one group of language service providers in Canada, the answer wa… Read More
2020-04-14 18:09
“Whether in an emergency or in the course of routine business matters, the success of government efforts to effectively communicate with members of the public depends on the widespread… Read More
2020-03-25 18:39
Amplifying any message, translation can help get good public health information into the right hands.
The goal of public health is to improve the quality of life for human populations by pre… Read More
2020-03-10 14:28
Turn on your TV and you catch a clip of an international summit. There you’re likely to see heads of state or official representatives wearing headsets as they listen intently to what… Read More
2020-02-21 15:20
Exploring the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis and some recent research.
Do people think differently because they speak different languages? Or is it just the way they say it? It gets kind of ch… Read More
2020-01-22 19:57
Artificial intelligence is a hot topic right now—and for good reason. It is believed that artificial intelligence will be the most disruptive technology over the next ten years, transf… Read More
2019-12-23 18:28
Psychometric tests help employers find and choose the right candidates for better employee performance and retention. Translating and adapting them allows employers to more easily build the… Read More
2019-12-11 22:36
How fair is fair? In the world of high-stakes testing and other communication, how do we keep bias at bay?
Implicit bias is a deeply uncomfortable topic for many people, but it’s an im… Read More
2019-11-19 14:43
Companies want highly-qualified applicants and job seekers want opportunities to stand out from the competition. Should LinkedIn Skill Assessments be the only data point when companies make… Read More
2019-11-13 13:24
Involved parents and teachers improve student outcomes. One way of letting parents and teachers know what to focus on to support their students is to provide them with adequate student data… Read More
2019-10-29 14:18
This is part of Responsive Translation’s blog post series on the foundations of assessment.
Test reliability is a psychometric term that refers to how stable and consistent an assess… Read More
2019-10-22 18:06
Is Google Translate good enough for government work?
Google is increasingly proud of its Google Translate product, but the company still recommends that users of its automatic translation pu… Read More
2019-09-18 15:04
Foreign-language interpreting ensures seamless communication when not everyone speaks the same language.
Whether you have an immediate translation requirement or an important event coming… Read More
2019-09-05 14:14
K-12 summative assessments are designed to evaluate what students know in subjects like mathematics, language arts and science. The results help stakeholders gauge the effectiveness of the… Read More
2019-08-21 22:31
“All men are created equal.”
—Declaration of Independence (US 1776)
All citizens should have the right to vote and to have their voices heard by their government. All child… Read More
2019-07-29 15:08
The International Test Commission (ITC) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of professional test development and the promotion of quality standards in testing. Since its foundin… Read More
2019-07-10 22:24
Working in credentialing, you have an important job to do. You serve credential candidates, helping them to demonstrate their competency and then gain access to skilled jobs. You also serve… Read More
2019-06-24 17:15
Translation service failures can put people at risk. At the same time, translators shouldn’t be expected to pay for mistakes with their own lives. We must ensure that quality control a… Read More
2019-06-10 21:19
Celebrating 300 Editions of the Tool Box Journal
Technology is rapidly changing the face of the translation industry on an almost daily basis. Tool Box Journal, by Jost Zetzsche of Internati… Read More
2019-05-22 20:48
Style guides make for better, more consistent and more effective translation. We can create a unique style guide for your target language and target market, or we can recommend an existing s… Read More
2019-05-08 21:58
Responsive Translation provides fast, high-quality medical report translation for cancer patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
When it comes to cancer treatment, Memorial Sloa… Read More
2019-04-29 15:57
Isn’t it time your organization got more mileage from existing assets? Translating and adapting your item bank will allow you to serve additional cultural and linguistic audiences&mda&helli…Read More
2019-04-16 13:14
Computerized adaptive testing can provide greater accuracy, greater validity and more precise assessment results, as well as a more encouraging test-taking experience for students.
Whether… Read More
2019-04-02 13:29
Item response theory is a psychometric approach that improves the quality of educational assessments. Using item response theory increases test security, improves assessment reliability, em… Read More
2019-03-26 21:42
“When the cook tastes the soup, that’s formative; when the guests taste the soup, that’s summative.”
—Robert Stake
“How do you know what students know?&r&helli…Read More
2019-03-12 18:20
Validity. Construct relevance. Reliability. Fairness. Score comparability. For the sake of all stakeholders and for the sake of fair play, this is what every large-scale educational assessme… Read More
2019-03-06 19:55
Ask yourself: Are your organization’s employees really learning the skills they need, or are they just going through the motions? It’s time to get real about the future of employ… Read More
2019-02-20 15:02
He is a lawyer. She is a housewife. He is smart. She is beautiful. Simple enough to translate. So, what could possibly go wrong when machine translation learns from us?
Neural machine transl… Read More
2019-02-07 14:43
Or the Secret Sauce to Keeping Your Customers Happy
At Responsive Translation we increased our NPS score more than 10 points over the last decade. From an NPS score of 83 in 2008, we achieve… Read More
2019-01-30 17:25
If Western civilization were a mashup, it would have been produced by translators.
Translators throughout history helped to forge Western culture into what it is today by preserving, sharin… Read More
2018-12-19 20:27
Do your audiences think your messages are meant for them or against them?
In real estate, it’s location, location, location. Globally, it’s localization, localization… OK… Read More
2018-12-12 21:10
Soon we will be saying farewell to 2018 and welcoming the new year with fireworks, with champagne and, above all, with high hopes for 2019 and all that we will achieve together with our dear… Read More
2018-11-28 20:25
“A different language is a different vision of life,” said Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini, director of La Dolce Vita. But is one language’s vision so different from ano… Read More
2018-11-08 15:01
Three harrowing examples of translation gone wrong.
Great translation helps keep people happy, healthy and safe. Value that like that old Mastercard commercial is priceless. Bad translation… Read More
2018-10-31 13:36
What do you do if you live in an area where natural disasters have been known to happen, but a modern warning system is either absent or unreliable? A recent article from Foreign Policy shin… Read More
2018-10-17 13:37
You’re sitting at your desk. You look at a new document you received and see unfamiliar words strung together. “What the heck is this? What language is this?” you might ask… Read More
2018-10-10 13:00
There are times in your life when you may find yourself looking at a document that you can’t read and you don’t even know what language it’s in. So what do you do? Where do… Read More
2018-09-25 13:54
Surveys used in research, clinical work, government, human resources and other spaces are important tools that provide critical insights to stakeholders. But in today’s global world, s… Read More
2018-09-19 12:21
Formal education is a process for students to acquire knowledge and skills. But education isn’t a monolith and it doesn’t stand still. Approaches to education change over time in… Read More
2018-09-11 12:16
There are many reasons a high-stakes assessment would need to be translated and adapted, some of which we’ve already discussed here on the blog. This might mean translating and adaptin… Read More
2018-08-30 14:06
Words that look alike can be a mixed blessing. For translators and others who speak more than one language, words that look alike can just as easily be a helping hand as a troublemaker in di… Read More
2018-08-21 19:52
If translation is important to your organization, then it’s important to get translation right. It’s the only way translation gets results. (Otherwise, see every translation PR d… Read More
2018-08-09 12:35
Translation lessons from the field.
Going through the motions doesn’t work. Using just any translation won’t do. A text needs to be translated correctly, from beginning to end, i… Read More
2018-07-31 20:46
The translation and adaptation of tests and assessments (and all that it entails) is one of my favorite topics. That’s why today I’d like to highlight some of the blog’s m… Read More
2018-07-26 09:36
Argues Japanese speaker Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten in Japan. In 2010 everyone in the company had to start speaking in English. (Rakuten is Japan’s Amazon equivalent, a giant Japa… Read More
2018-07-18 12:54
Memsource is one of the tools Responsive Translation uses to produce better translations. We have a vendor token and can begin projects using Memsource right away.
An artist has an array of… Read More
2018-07-11 12:51
Educational translation services for all languages, all grade levels, all subjects and all formats. Unparalleled quality and experience for education that works.
If you’re reading this… Read More
2018-06-28 12:51
What pilot testing is and how important it is to the test adaptation process.
Does your organization require a test in a different language? Or a test adapted for a different culture? Test… Read More
2018-06-20 12:54
What makes a good assessment? A good assessment is a valid assessment as well as a fair assessment. While test developers and psychometricians have different methods of constructing testing… Read More
2018-06-06 13:05
Did you need to communicate with your international stakeholders… yesterday?
The speed of international business won’t be slowing down anytime soon. But that’s where Respo… Read More
2018-05-30 13:13
We must compare apples to apples, not apples to oranges.
Cross-cultural assessments are important measures of test takers’ knowledge, skills, beliefs and/or aptitudes. Cross-cultural a… Read More
2018-05-23 13:12
The hallmark of good translation is it doesn’t get you in trouble.
When it comes to translation, good intentions just don’t cut the mustard. Good translation combined with good q… Read More
2018-05-16 13:08
To make better purchases and better decisions, stakeholders these days expect almost instant access to information available in the languages they read. As a result, businesses and governmen… Read More
2018-05-09 12:57
As a full-service language provider in more than 200 languages, back translation is one of the many services we offer. Yet, unless a back translation is a legally-mandated requirement, we ge… Read More
2018-04-25 12:31
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” ― Will Rogers
Bad translation and weak quality control aren’t just bad form, they’re also expensive… Read More
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