K12Translate Presents Webinar, "Avoiding the Top 8 Language Traps: Planning Multilingual Communication for Your District"
K12Translate's webinar will focus on how scholastic institutions can best meet the communications needs of LEP and ESL students and parents.


PORTLAND, OR, March 05, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- K12Translate, the nation's leading professional, online translation service for school districts and educational institutes, will present a webinar that focuses on meeting how scholastic institutions can best meet the communications needs of LEP and ESL parents.

When: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 11:30am PST

Speakers:
- Lillian Tsai, President of TsaiComm
- Dieter Waiblinger, Founder and Director of K12Translate
- Prakalpa Bastianpillai, Director Client Services, viaLanguage
- Moderator: Leslie Iburg, viaLanguage

With over 20% of the U.S. population speaking a language other than English, parents of LEP students cannot be expected to understand the plethora of notices, permissions, and handbooks that are distributed by US schools. The problem impacts scholastic performance, health and safety, in addition to increasing costs for schools nationwide. During ongoing budgetary challenges faced by schools today, the quest for cost-effective quality translation is paramount. In this webinar audiences will gain an understanding of:

- How to avoid eight translation traps that decrease the effectiveness of your multilingual communications

- Tips for improving quality - including literacy and cultural nuance for your parent population

- Demographic and cultural trends influencing the classroom

- Tools and resources to get the most out of your translation budget

Registration: To register for this free webinar, visit K12Translate.com/webinars.php

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Leslie Iburg
K12Translate
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