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The ATA Chronicle offers current and relevant articles for growing your career.

The Ideal Candidate

By The ATA Chronicle | March 4, 2025

As certification exam graders, we’re often asked by prospective candidates how they can tell if they’re ready to take the exam, or how they can…

BLEU + COMET = MATEO: Automatic Translation Quality Evaluation Tools for Freelancers

By The ATA Chronicle | December 30, 2024

Developed by a group of researchers at Ghent University in Belgium, MAchine Translation Evaluation Online (MATEO) is an application with an easy user interface that allows anyone to estimate the quality of several candidate translations with any or all automatic metrics.

Be the B: Building a More Sustainable Future through B Certification

By The ATA Chronicle | October 23, 2024

Ensuring our future prosperity as language professionals will require us to rethink how we do business. Part of the solution could lie in higher consideration of people and the planet.

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Translating for Read-Aloud: Performativity and Rhythm in Picture Books

Picture books don’t just tell stories — they perform them. Explore how to balance style, design, illustrations, and read-aloud impact to make every element…

French Grammar Masterclass: The Participe Passé Explained

“Les reines se sont succédé” or “Les reines se sont succédées”? Which one is correct and why? Come discover the answer in this interactive…

Vocal Health and Sustainable Routines for Conference Interpreters

Learn practical, science-based vocal techniques to prevent vocal fatigue, reduce strain, and protect your voice before, during, and after high-demand assignments. Conference interpreters depend…

Inside Specialization

Inside Specialization is a featured series of The ATA Podcast, offering insight into the various career options within the translation and interpreting professions.

E106: Inside Specialization – Interpreting with Technology

October 18, 2024

E104: Inside Specialization – Corporate and Internal Communications

September 12, 2024

E103: Inside Specialization – Dental Translation

July 17, 2024

E101: Inside Specialization – Veterinary Translation

February 28, 2024

E99: Inside Specialization – Sports Interpreting

January 31, 2024

E97: Inside Specialization – Beauty And Cosmetic Translation

December 19, 2023

E95: Inside Specialization – Opportunities in the Era of AI

November 30, 2023

E92: Inside Specialization – Audiovisual Translation with a PhD

September 18, 2023

E90: Inside Specialization – Food and Wine Translation

August 16, 2023

E82: Inside Specialization – Medical Translation

February 15, 2023

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