In business since 1994, ALSC provides translations between English and German for individuals, corporate clients, and translation agencies. ALSC is located approximately 50 miles east of Los Angeles, California, but conducts business via the Internet with clients all over the country and the world.

The owner of ALSC is Dr. rer. nat. Gottfried Feistner, a German native and longtime California resident with extensive training in natural and medical sciences, including instrumentation. Dr. Feistner thrives on tackling challenging assignments at the cutting edge of Research & Development and routinely receives high praise for his work (Click here for testimonials).

As an active member of the American Translators Association, ALSC abides by the ATA Code of Professional Conduct and Business Practices.

English and German are both living languages that constantly absorb new terminology. German is absorbing so many English terms that translators frequently joke about "Neudeutsch", but did you know that English also has absorbed quite a few German words? Furthermore, in both languages new words and phrases (parthenotes: What's that?) are constantly added. ALSC is committed to continuous learning and always checks current usage (See New Terminology page). Constant change is one reason why human translators will not become obsolete any time soon, even if all currently used terms and phrases were to be stored in a giant computer. A second reason is the fact that "words are defined by the company they keep" (Timothy R. Hunt) - context is everything, and computers don't understand context very well.

Computers have nevertheless changed the translation business. Besides honing their language skills, translators now also have to master a variety of word processing, desktop publishing, and translation memory programs. Click here for ALSC's take on Computers and Translation.

ALSC takes great pride in its work and stands behind its translations 100 percent. So you can judge the quality of ALSC's translations for yourself, ALSC is posting selected sample translations.

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