Applied linguistics

SIT Offers Singapore's First Undergraduate Degrees in Speech and Language Therapy and Digital Communications and Integrated Media in AY2020

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Medical specialties, Medicine, Health, Applied linguistics, Rehabilitation medicine, Communication disorders, Dyslexia, Medical terminology, Speech-language pathology, Autism

"It has been demonstrated that children and adults with feeding/swallowing and communication difficulties benefit from early speech therapy assessment and intervention.

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  • "It has been demonstrated that children and adults with feeding/swallowing and communication difficulties benefit from early speech therapy assessment and intervention.
  • autism, global development delay), we have to increase the pipeline of locally trained speech therapists," said Melissa Chua, Head of Speech Therapy, Sengkang General Hospital.
  • With increasing communication in the digital space, there is a need for more digital communications professionals in the market currently.
  • Launched in response to industry demand, SIT's DCIM programme aims to train students in three key spheres: DigitalWeb Analytics, Integrated Media Management and Digital Media Production.

SIT Offers Singapore's First Undergraduate Degrees in Speech and Language Therapy and Digital Communications and Integrated Media in AY2020

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Medical specialties, Medicine, Health, Applied linguistics, Rehabilitation medicine, Communication disorders, Dyslexia, Medical terminology, Speech-language pathology, Autism

"It has been demonstrated that children and adults with feeding/swallowing and communication difficulties benefit from early speech therapy assessment and intervention.

Key Points: 
  • "It has been demonstrated that children and adults with feeding/swallowing and communication difficulties benefit from early speech therapy assessment and intervention.
  • autism, global development delay), we have to increase the pipeline of locally trained speech therapists," said Melissa Chua, Head of Speech Therapy, Sengkang General Hospital.
  • With increasing communication in the digital space, there is a need for more digital communications professionals in the market currently.
  • Launched in response to industry demand, SIT's DCIM programme aims to train students in three key spheres: Digital Web Analytics, Integrated Media Management and Digital Media Production.

Linguistic Systems Achieves ISO 18587 Certification for the Quality of its Ai Translate by LSI™ Machine Translation Post-Editing Process

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Thursday, November 14, 2019
Machine translation, Linguistics, Academic disciplines, Applied linguistics, Linguistic Systems, Postediting, Neural machine translation, Statistical machine translation, Translation, Language industry, LSI

BOSTON, Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Linguistic Systems, Inc. (LSI) announces that it has achieved ISO 18587 certification for the quality of its Ai Translate by LSI machine translation post-editing process.

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Linguistic Systems, Inc. (LSI) announces that it has achieved ISO 18587 certification for the quality of its Ai Translate by LSI machine translation post-editing process.
  • The certification applies to the quality of the human post-editing process and output for Ai Translate by LSI Statistical Machine Translation (SMT) as well as Ai-based Neural Machine Translation (NMT).
  • Machine translation plus human post-editing (certified by the ISO 18587 standard) is often 30-50% less than full human translation.
  • Linguistic Systems, Inc. "LSI" ( http://www.linguist.com ) is a Boston-based premier translation services company founded by Martin Roberts, Linguistic Systems CEO, in 1967.

Square Panda Multisensory Phonics Playset and Learning Games Available Now for Holiday Purchase

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Thursday, October 24, 2019
Children, Primary, Secondary, Consumer electronics, Education, Technology, Preschool, Software, Family, Consumer, Hardware, Parenting, Reading, Articles, Cognition, Behavior modification, Applied linguistics, Early childhood education, Learning, Phonics, Literacy

Square Panda, creator of an award-winning multisensory edtech literacy platform aimed at kids in pre-kindergarten to grade 3, announced today that its Square Panda phonics playset is available for immediate holiday purchase from Amazon, the Apple Store, BJs Wholesale Club and the company website.

Key Points: 
  • Square Panda, creator of an award-winning multisensory edtech literacy platform aimed at kids in pre-kindergarten to grade 3, announced today that its Square Panda phonics playset is available for immediate holiday purchase from Amazon, the Apple Store, BJs Wholesale Club and the company website.
  • The Square Panda playset and learning games combines fun, adventure and sound teaching principles to build literacy skills in children ages 2 to 8.
  • In conjunction with an iPad or Android tablet, children can use the Square Panda playset to access dozens of learning games that playfully engage and teach them literacy fundamentals that include phonological awareness, phonics, spelling, print concepts and more.
  • Square Pandas phonics playset and learning games foster literacy through adaptive learning.

TransPerfect Expands Dubbing Capabilities with Acquisition of Madrid-based Lassostudios

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Monday, October 21, 2019
Other Professional Services, Software, Other Communications, Audio, Video, Data management, Communications, Professional services, Technology, TransPerfect, Translation, Subtitle, Meaning philosophy of language), Interpretation philosophy), Applied linguistics

TransPerfect , the worlds largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced the acquisition of Lassostudios, a boutique Spanish dubbing provider.

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  • TransPerfect , the worlds largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced the acquisition of Lassostudios, a boutique Spanish dubbing provider.
  • TransPerfect has grown rapidly in the media space, including recently announced deals to acquire Lylo, Sublime Subtitling & Translation, and AGM Factory.
  • The company has invested heavily in providing the most advanced dubbing, voiceover, and subtitling services, including AI-powered solutions, to clients through the Media.NEXT solution.
  • Id like to extend an enthusiastic welcome to the entire Lassostudios team on behalf of the TransPerfect family.

SYSTRAN Announces Its Marketplace: A Platform for Businesses to Access the World's Largest Catalog of Domain-Specific Translation Models

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Friday, October 18, 2019
SYSTRAN, Applied linguistics, Machine translation, Linguistics, Computational science

SYSTRAN, a pioneer in machine translation technology for over 50 years, recognizes that innovation is no longer just about technology.

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  • SYSTRAN, a pioneer in machine translation technology for over 50 years, recognizes that innovation is no longer just about technology.
  • Jean Senellart, Chairman of the SYSTRAN Group, explains: "The quality of machine translation has never been higher and online services are booming.
  • All are experts who bring their know-how and data to build the best translation models by language and domain.
  • In 2019, SYSTRAN launches a unique cloud-based platform bringing together the best of neural translation technology and a global network of experts to train domain-specific translation models.

Trace Global Selects TransPerfect’s Media.NEXT Platform for a Two-Year Exclusive Contract

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Friday, October 11, 2019
General Sports, General Entertainment, Other Communications, TV and Radio, Engineering, Publishing, Music, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Audio, Video, Software, Communications, Manufacturing, Sports, Entertainment, Data management, Consumer electronics, Technology, Trace Sport Stars, Trace, Subtitle, Celebrity, Television, Applied linguistics, TRACE, TransPerfect

TransPerfect , the worlds largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced that it has been chosen by TRACE Global as its exclusive partner for subtitling.

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  • TransPerfect , the worlds largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced that it has been chosen by TRACE Global as its exclusive partner for subtitling.
  • The deal comes in advance of TransPerfects exhibiting at the MIPCOM conference in Cannes, France, and includes a two-year agreement for subtitling services on the TRACE Sport Stars channel.
  • TRACE Sport Stars is the first global entertainment channel dedicated to the lives of sports celebrities with factual, reality, lifestyle, magazine, gossip, and countdown television shows.
  • TRACE is a global broadcast and digital media company specialized in afro urban music, entertainment and sport celebrities.

Latest SDL Machine Translation Sets New Standard as Essential Business Technology Capable of Instantly Translating Any Type of Content

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Thursday, October 10, 2019
Data management, Technology, Other Communications, Professional services, Communications, Security, Software, Other Professional Services, Translation software, Computer-assisted translation, Linguistics, Machine translation, Academic disciplines, Applied linguistics, SDL, Translation, Language Weaver, SDL Trados Studio, SDL, Cellebrite

The solution can be integrated with many popular tools and platforms including web browsers, helping employees to instantly translate and understand any foreign language content.

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  • The solution can be integrated with many popular tools and platforms including web browsers, helping employees to instantly translate and understand any foreign language content.
  • SDL Machine Translation uses SDLs Linguistic AI to add efficiency, intelligence and improve the quality of translations.
  • The latest version of SDL Machine Translation marks an exciting milestone for our customers and the industry, as SDL yet again raises the bar on machine translation performance and quality, said Jim Saunders, Chief Product Officer.
  • SDL Machine Translation Cloud (previously SDL BeGlobal), offers a cloud based solution for broad language coverage and ease of use among globally distributed teams.

Learning Ally Partners with Square Panda to Deliver Reading Solutions Across Entire Pre-K to Grade 12 Range

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Reading, Articles, Applied linguistics, Academic disciplines, Cognition, Early childhood education, Learning, Phonics, Literacy, Reading readiness in the United States

The partnership will enable the two companies to collaborate on sales, marketing and implementation opportunities, and serve the entire pre-K to grade 12 education market.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership will enable the two companies to collaborate on sales, marketing and implementation opportunities, and serve the entire pre-K to grade 12 education market.
  • Square Panda's learning games are grounded in the latest neurological research around brain development and reading.
  • "We are proud that Learning Ally has chosen Square Panda as its phonics and reading readiness partner to extend its offering to reach early learners.
  • "We are thrilled to expand our footprint into early literacy and partner with Square Panda," said Andrew Friedman, CEO and president of Learning Ally.

Learning Ally Partners with Square Panda to Deliver Reading Solutions Across Entire Pre-K to Grade 12 Range

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Primary, Secondary, Preschool, Education, Entertainment, Electronic Games, Reading, Articles, Phonics, Human behavior, Academic disciplines, Applied linguistics, Childhood psychiatric disorders, Early childhood education, Literacy, Pandas, Reading readiness in the United States, Po, Square Panda, Learning Ally

The partnership will enable the two companies to collaborate on sales, marketing and implementation opportunities, and serve the entire pre-K to grade 12 education market.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership will enable the two companies to collaborate on sales, marketing and implementation opportunities, and serve the entire pre-K to grade 12 education market.
  • Square Pandas learning games are grounded in the latest neurological research around brain development and reading.
  • We are proud that Learning Ally has chosen Square Panda as its phonics and reading readiness partner to extend its offering to reach early learners.
  • We are thrilled to expand our footprint into early literacy and partner with Square Panda, said Andrew Friedman, CEO and president of Learning Ally.