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MUSINGS FROM THE LKTEAMLKThoughts: Why quality shouldn’t be taken for granted
In our latest post, Louise tells us why quality is important and should not be taken for granted.
And then there were four (languages)
At the time of writing, today is Monday 20 June, World Refugee Day – so it seems like the perfect moment to tell you a little about our family’s latest adventures in languages and different cultures. Because we thought working full time and raising two wild pre-school...
Remarkable renewables: CPD in Shetland
As a team member who’s based off-site in Edinburgh, I’ve enjoyed being a part of the ITI Scottish Network, one of the regional groups within the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, ever since I moved from Manchester back up north of the border. The Scottish...
15 years with LKT
We’re delighted to be celebrating 15 years since our Lead Translator Siobhan joined LKT – congratulations, Siobhan! Read more about her contributions in these words from the team.
Two heads are better than one: The peer review process at LKT
No translator is an island, especially not in the LKTeam. Here, we talk about our peer review process and how we apply it both in-house and externally.
Trilingual families: From lockdown limbo to school-run sentimentalism
Team member Eveline explores the new stage that her trilingual family is entering as one of her sons makes the transition to school.
Lockdown and LKT – back to the office?
Our recent switch from office to home-based working and back again led us to reflect on the changes that we’ve made at LKT to accommodate everything that 2020 has brought – and is still bringing.
Words in the time of coronavirus
Translators know all too well the power of words to confound or to clarify, to frustrate or to free, to strike fear or to strike chords. In each of these dyads, we need the latter now more than ever.
Learning to distil the essence
It may be tempting to think we were done with learning when we left school or university, but we all learn something new every day. We might discover a shortcut to work, find out why a friend hasn’t been replying to our texts or read a word we’ve never seen before....
Babel: Adventures in translation
In our latest post, Hollie tells us all about a fascinating exhibition in Oxford that looks at translation and language-learning over time.