Richard Brooks, Author at K International

10 Hilarious Translation Fails From 2018

Published On - June 14, 2018

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: #Fail, Translation Fail

10 Hilarious Translation Fails From 2018

Can you believe 2018 is already half over? A lot can happen in six short months, so it’s high time we took a look back at some of the funniest translation errors that have made us laugh this year. K International presents, for your amusement, the top 10 funniest translation fails of 2018 (...

A Video Translator's Guide to Video Localisation

Published On - May 30, 2018

Richard Brooks Language Blog, Video Localisation, Voice OverTags: Transcreation

A Video Translator’s Guide to Video Localisation

Videos are everywhere online these days. There’s a reason for that: video is one of the most effective ways to catch your audience’s attention. But what if that audience is multilingual and multicultural, and your videos are English-only? Video localisation is the key to reaching a glo...

Published On - May 10, 2018

Richard Brooks Accessibility Services, Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: British Sign Language, Sign Language

A Guide to the Different Types of Sign Language Around the World

One of the most common misconceptions about sign language is that it’s the same wherever you go. That’s not the case. In fact, there are somewhere between 138 and 300 different types of sign language used throughout the world today. New sign languages frequently evolve amongst groups of ...

Why Transcreation is Important for International Businesses

Published On - April 12, 2018

Richard Brooks Language Blog, TranscreationTags: Business, Transcreation

Why Transcreation is Important for International Businesses

Want to optimize your marketing and advertising to reach a global audience? Sometimes, translation just isn’t enough. Transcreation is the process of recreating content for a new target audience, changing elements of the material and messaging as needed to keep the same overall emotional ...

Published On - January 10, 2018

Richard Brooks Culture, Inside Track

Culture Guide for UAE

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Western Asia is made up of a federation of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. Abu Dhabi serves as the capital, with each emirate ruled by its own monarch. The UAE offers a fascinating business environment. O...

Published On - December 14, 2017

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Language learning, Mandarin, Spanish

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Published On - November 17, 2017

Richard Brooks Language Blog

3 Reasons We Needed a New Translation of The Odyssey

Homer’s Odyssey is one of the oldest and most influential works of Western literature. Before this year, it had been translated from Greek to English no less than 60 times. And now, there’s a new version available, translated by Emily Wilson. So, did we really need yet another translat...

Chinese Translation Services A Beginner's Guide

Published On - November 10, 2017

Richard Brooks Chinese, Language Blog, TranslationTags: China, Chinese Translation

Chinese Translation Services: A Beginner’s Guide

Is your business looking for Chinese translation services? The potential benefits are tremendous: Mandarin Chinese has approximately 955 million native speakers, making it the most commonly spoken language in the world. China is the world’s fastest-growing consumer market, and the second-large...

Published On - November 3, 2017

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Books

8 Horror Novel Translations to Curl Up With This Fall

Halloween is over. But there’s still a month of fall left, and I, for one, am not quite ready to start celebrating the winter holidays just yet. So, join me in keeping the Halloween spirit alive a little longer by curling up with one of these 8 horror novel translations. Let the Right One In...

Dracula in translation in white text against daek image of vampire bearing his fangs

Published On - October 27, 2017

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Books, Halloween

Dracula in Translation

It’s almost Halloween! That means it’s an excellent time to reread your old horror favorites like Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Most cultures have some sort of indigenous vampire mythology. But Stoker’s novel helped spread the modern, Western image of the vampire around the world.�...