Why Provide a Forensic Transcription Translation?
Reblogged from the ATA Interpreters Division blog, with permission (incl. the image) Recently, I was asked if I could be an expert witness regarding…
Read MoreThe Certification Toolbox: Get Ready!
Reblogged from The ATA Chronicle, with permission Late fall and early winter are traditionally a slow time for ATA’s Certification Program, since no exam…
Read MoreThe Seven Virtues of the New Translation Era
Building on the Rubble of the Shattered “Poverty Cult” This article was first published in 1997 on the NCTA (Northern California Translators Association) website…
Read MoreChapter Conferences: A Great Place to Start
For me, fall means conference season. There’s the American Translators Association (ATA) conference in late October or early November, but even before that is…
Read MoreOnline Training Resources for Translators
Reblogged from The ATA Chronicle, with permission As chair of ATA’s Translation and Interpreting Resources Committee, my goal is to gather information on resources…
Read More6 Reasons Why New Translators Should Specialize
When you’re starting out in the translation industry, you hear a lot about specialization. People tell you to find your niche and become a…
Read MoreCognitive strategies for the resolution of translation problems
Reblogged from the EU’s Terminology Coordination Unit blog, with permission from the author (incl. the images) The objective of the papers is to draw a…
Read MoreLinguist in the Spotlight: An Interview with Izumi Suzuki
The five interviewees featured so far in our Linguist in the Spotlight series possess a collective 100-plus years of experience. This week’s interviewee boasts…
Read MoreBuddies Welcome Newbies 2018
This year Buddies Welcome Newbies will be celebrating its sixth year of welcoming newcomers to the American Translators Association annual conference! After its debut…
Read MoreBook Review: Revising and Editing for Translators
Reblogged from Amper Translation Service blog, with permission, incl. the image Recently I came across a reference to a book on editing that caught…
Read MoreInternational Translation Day 2018 – Go out, tell the world, be bold!
Have you heard? ATA is encouraging translators and interpreters to celebrate International Translation Day (ITD) in a BIG way this year! A new United…
Read MoreGet out the vote 2018
ATA members should vote! We get the leaders we vote for. ATA is fortunate to have an all-volunteer Board of Directors that dedicate their…
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