They observe that the countries accessing are those with high Internet connectivity. Forty countries were represented. The goal of this column is to describe the various types of foreign language resources that are currently available on the World Wide Web. This is largely from an English-speaking perspective, although many of the sites could be useful to other Web users trying to cross language barriers. Obviously, these resources are coarse aids only and no substitute for the language proficiency required in direct patient care of those with a different native language or cultural background.
Some search engines provide links to their counterparts in other nations.
Choosing France, for example, allows you to search in French for local sites as well as for everything else on the Web. A feature of some search engines is support of searching in other languages. Translation Services One of the biggest Web events in the past several years was the advent of free, online translation services. These offer machine translation and typically are not effective in dealing with synonyms, grammar, idioms, nuances of language use, or correct word order. However, they are a useful means to get the gist of e-mail messages and Web pages and to search foreign language document archives.