Language is Everything

Language is Everything in new Department of Health report

Language is Everything is mentioned in appendix 3 of Reducing cancer inequality: evidence, progress and making it happen, a report by the National Cancer Equality Initiative (NCEI).

 

The report summarises the progress made by the NCEI to date. It also sets out the next steps for tackling inequalities in cancer, as well as promoting greater equality.

In the news

Carolyn Burgess, our chairman, was on Channel 4 News this week to talk about the economy and international trade. (Click here and go to "Watch the programme", then "Mon 22 Mar Pt 3, Jon Snow in Hull".)

 

Later this week, meanwhile, Carolyn will be taking part in The business of research: Yorkshire Universities solving business problems at the Leeds Met Rose Bowl. The event, which has been organised by Rosie Winterton, the Minister for Yorkshire and The Humber, will bring together the region's top 100 academics and business people.

The Apprentice

17-year-old Hayley Downes, a member of our operations team in Howden, was in the Goole Times recently after gaining a Level 1 Certificate from the British Safety Council. Hayley joined us last year through an apprentice scheme run by East Riding Training Services (ERTS), part of East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

 
  
"It's a good scheme," said Hayley, who is working towards a level 2 NVQ in customer service. "I'm learning new skills every day in different areas of the business, and it's going to lead on to great things."

Language is Everything has been working with ERTS for a number of years (see here and here).

First major public service interpreting event for the UK

Language is Everything will be presenting a paper at Critical Link 6, an international conference taking place at Aston University in Birmingham from 26th to 30th July 2010.

This will be the first major event devoted to public service interpreting to take place in the UK.

Founded in Canada in 1992, Critical Link is committed to the advancement of the field of public service interpreting in the social, legal and healthcare sectors. The Critical Link International Conference, which is held every three years, brings together academics, interpreting practitioners, employers, trainers, policy makers, service providers and service recipients.

Critical Link host cities
1995: Orillia, Canada
1998: Vancouver, Canada
2001: Montreal, Canada
2004: Stockholm, Sweden
2007: Sydney, Australia
2010: Birmingham, UK

The theme of Critical Link 6 will be Interpreting in a Changing Landscape, and the conference will explore the political, legal, human rights, trans-national, economic, socio-cultural and sociolinguistic aspects of public service interpreting.

Our paper, which we are presenting in partnership with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, will look at the role public service professionals can play in interpreter training and education.

We will be bringing you more news and updates on this blog over the coming months. In the meantime, you can book online for the conference here. (Early bird offers are available if you book before 15th April.)

Be inspired with...

Humber Retail Week is organised by Business Link Yorkshire and designed to support and inspire the retail industry in the region with a series of free workshops, mobile unit presentations and events.

Tonight, Carolyn Burgess (the chairman of Language is Everything) will be hosting an event in Willerby with Jacqueline Gold, the chief executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox (see flyer below).

Opportunities in China

Carolyn Burgess, our chairman, was on BBC Radio Humberside this morning to talk about this afternoon's Doing Business in China event at the WTC Hull & Humber.

Along with the China-Britain Business Council, we're one of the keynote speakers at the seminar. The theme of our presentation, which looks at the language and cultural aspects of doing business in China, is a quote from Deng Xiaoping's former English interpreter (see our first slide below).



The half-day seminar is part of a series of events to follow the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, which has just arrived in Qingdao, China.

Language skills for work, life and employability

 

Language is Everything has taken part in Now You're Talking, an "engaging and motivating" DVD that aims to raise awareness of the importance of studying a language in today’s competitive environment.

You can find out more about the project here, and you can watch the DVD here.

Lift-off to Libya

Language is Everything has featured in a recent news story about how the World Trade Centre Hull & Humber has helped Towne Lifting and Testing, an engineering company, gain access to the Libyan market. You can read the full story here. The picture below shows Chris Towne (the managing director of Towne Lifting and Testing), Stephanie Duodu (from Language is Everything) and Tony Howard (the chairman of the World Trade Centre Hull & Humber).

Meanwhile, proof that we are indeed an 'above-average' company (!): our team has won the annual charity quiz night run by Reed Specialist Recruitment. The event was organised in partnership with Language is Everything, and the proceeds went to the Victoria Climbié appeal, a cause which our chairman, Carolyn Burgess, is closely associated with.

"The questions were really hard," said Hannah Brigham, our trainee manager, who was part of the winning team. "And there was only one question related to language and culture: which country does beef stroganoff come from?"

Doing business in China

Language is Everything and the China-Britain Business Council will be the keynote speakers at a half-day 'Doing business in China' seminar at the World Trade Centre Hull & Humber next month.

Click below for a larger image of the event flyer.

 
 
The seminar is part of a series of events to follow the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, which started in Hull four months ago. The race will be arriving in Qingdao, China, some time between 19th and 22nd February.

My favourite building — and 10 other things

Carolyn Burgess, our chairman, has been featured in The Journal, a popular lifestyle magazine in East Yorkshire.

 

You can click on the image above for a larger version — and you can click here to find out more about Carolyn's favourite book.