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Dubbing and translation in Spanish cinema
Original version or dubbed? A look at the history of dubbing in Spain, its landmark voices and what watching films in the original does for your language.
Five languages on the brink of extinction
A tour of five of the world's least-spoken languages, from Mexico to Japan, and the communities striving to keep them alive.
First Certificate: all the secrets of the exam
A guide to the Cambridge First Certificate: what it is worth, how the four papers work and the study habits that make the difference.
Five untranslatable words: linguistic gems
Five words that resist translation, from Danish to Yagan, and what they reveal about the cultures that created them.
SEO tips to rank your language school online
Four SEO habits we use at ALOS to rank our language school website: regular blog content, keywords, image tagging and clean URLs.
Language courses to retain talent in your company
Staff turnover is expensive. Language training is a practical way to keep your best people and open your teams up to international work.
Why translation matters for freelancers and small businesses
Foreign freelancers and SMEs setting up in Spain face legal and cultural hurdles. Here is how professional sworn translation helps them.
Minority languages: set your business on fire
Less widely spoken languages can open uncrowded markets and build deeper cultural ties. Practical steps to turn them into an advantage.
Translation and interpreting in times of war
Five historical episodes, from the Navajo code to the Nuremberg trials, that show what translators and interpreters do in wartime.
Cinema and languages: playing on the big screen
Five films that place languages, interpreting and translation at the centre of the plot, and what they tell us about human connection.














