HOC New Translator Guide – Part 4 of 7
This part offers tips particular to Arabic translation and localization. Language notes Arabic has always represented a major challenge to anyone working in translation. Not only t
HOC New Translator Guide – Part 3 of 7
his part deals with knowledge as a cornerstone in Arabic localization. C. Transcreation is (indeed!) all about knowledge: The most important misconception about translation i
The question is not how to identify a gifted person, but how to give people the chance to be gifted.
Inspired by the Giftedness 2012 conference (The 12th Asia-Pacific conference on giftedness hosted by Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for the Distinguished Academic Performance),
From Academia to Logophilia
As a translator, the last thing you would want to be called is misleading, and I am no exception. So, to clear up any misunderstanding beforehand, the transitional relation, implie
Emcee Training for people not interested in Emceeing
With our focus on media training in Dubai and the GCC region in general, we came across an important question: How valid is it to provide EmCee training for those who do not...
Diglossia in Arabic and its impact on the media sector
Another article dedicated to non-Arab media and PR professionals, hoping to help them understand the Arabic content sector. In my years of experience as a content consultant for me
How immigrants shape language – “The أخي Way”
By Ram Attaf, Translator at House of Content In 1
How To Choose Your Arabic Localization Partner in 2022 (And Why?) An Entrants’ Guide to the GCC Localization Sector
Rayan Abdulrahman – Content Consultant at HOC So, you have finally launched your operations in the GCC
Cultural context and executive training
Year: 2008. Place: Abu Dhabi. I was involved in a local training program that later turned into what we now know as Tawteen. The company I worked for had imported cutting-edge trai
Arabic Content on the Web: Call for Action
It was by mere luck that I came across a page on Friends’ fictional character Phoebe Buffay on Wikipedia (Ok, I admit, I was searching for Smelly Cat&nbs
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