TLC News

Royal Canin, a division of Mars Inc. with a manufacturing facility in Lebanon, recently enrolled 15 supervisors and managers in two nine-week Spanish courses through TLC. The company also enrolled 14 employees in English classes, giving associates across the facility opportunities to strengthen communication skills.

By investing in language training, Royal Canin is improving efficiency, enhancing workplace safety, and supporting employee growth while helping reduce turnover.

Another successful Spanish for Law Enforcement

Welcome the newest TLC employee, Will MacLean! Will is our new bilingual front office coordinator. 

Language tells the story of a community—and Dr. Rebecca Todd Garvin is helping uncover those stories on an international stage.

As a research associate with the Tennessee Language Center and assistant professor at UT Southern, Dr. Todd Garvin recently presented two linguistic landscape research projects at the prestigious LL17 Linguistic Landscape Workshop in Ireland. TLC is proud to partner with UT Southern on research exploring how language in public spaces reflects communities, culture, and collaboration.

Congratulations to the 35 participants in our June Court Interpreter Workshop!

This cohort includes interpreters working in Haitian Creole, Arabic, and Hindi/Gujarati—highlighting the growing linguistic diversity of our communities and the critical role interpreters play in ensuring access to justice.

We're excited to see such strong interest in serving our court system and helping bridge communication gaps in legal settings.

Congratulations to the 8 interpreters who recently completed the Tennessee Language Center’s Medical Interpretation Training Course (MITC)!

This cohort included interpreters working in Spanish-English and one Pohnpeian interpreter, a rare Micronesian language. By strengthening interpreting skills across languages, these professionals help ensure patients can access quality care when communication matters most.

Congratulations to our most recent graduates of our Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) course! 

Tennessee Language Center interpreters Gabriela Bohorquez and David Morales provided live simultaneous Spanish interpretation for the recent State of Metro address by Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell. Delivering real-time interpretation at this level requires precision, training, and experience—and we’re proud to help ensure Spanish-speaking residents can fully engage with their city. More than 23K viewers tuned into the stream of the Spanish broadcast.