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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 55 million Americans speak a language other than English. To overcome the communication challenge presented by non-English speakers, many companies are hiring bilinguals to respond to requests made by limited English proficient employees or customers in their native tongue. LLE®, the leading provider of language services to thousands of government, business and non-profit firms across the world, announces the availability of their language testing and fluency assessment services to help organizations better understand the true language capacity of a current or prospective bilingual employee. LLE will be showcasing this service at the 2008 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Staffing Management Conference in Nashville, TN; an event dedicated to thought leadership and education relevant to current staffing issues and trends.
LLE provides speaking / listening, and interpreter assessments over the phone or through an automated system. For translator assessments, reading and writing tests, candidates are able to log-on to LLE’s online testing portal 24 hours a day and complete the exam via multiple choice or writing prompts. Employers can schedule the time for their bilingual agent to complete the exam and customize content based on industry, career terminology and daily functions. Upon completion, results are provided to the employer or candidate, as appropriate, reporting the actual fluency and proficiency level of the candidate.
“LLE has provided superior language services for over 29 years,” says CEO and President, Kathleen K. Diamond. “Employers and linguists alike depend on our testing and assessment services to validate language proficiency and skill level performance. The LLE difference lies in our ability to customize the test based on specific job function and industry terminology.”
Proficiency skill levels follow the standards established by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR), the recognized Federal interagency developed to coordinate and share language-related information at the Federal level. Testing procedures follow industry guidelines to ensure each candidate provides the highest verbal and/or written sample possible.
Based on data from the LLE Language Index, the firm reports that the most frequently spoken languages in the U.S. are Spanish, Polish, French, Mandarin, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Slovak, Vietnamese and Cantonese.
LLE was founded in 1979 with a mission to deliver excellence in foreign languages and immediately began administering language instruction to U.S. government agencies. Today, LLE maintains that commitment through a community of thousands of experienced, professional linguists. In addition to language testing and proficiency assessments, LLE provides interpreters over the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in 150 different languages, document and e-mail translation, and language instruction.
Interested parties who wish to learn more about LLE are encouraged to call (877) 405-8764; e-mail info[.]lle-inc.com.
About LLE
LLE provides technology supported language communications solutions to thousands of clients across the world. Utilizing an integrated community of over 3,000 experienced linguists specializing in over 150 different languages managed by dedicated language professionals, LLE delivers accurate and reliable telephone and face-to-face interpretation, document and e-mail translation, language instruction, proficiency testing and fluency assessment. For 29 years, LLE has been recognized as a leading language services provider to government, business and non-profit organizations worldwide. LLE is a woman-owned, WBENC certified business with headquarters in Washington, DC, and a language technology center in Winchester, VA.
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