ATA’s 66th Annual Conference to Tackle AI’s Impact on Translators and Interpreters
With today’s amazing advancements in AI, delivering your message could be as simple as using the translation app on your phone. But how can…
There’s Still Time to Register for the American Translators Association’s 66th Annual Conference in Boston!
Come to Boston and celebrate with over 1,000 translators and interpreters from over 60 countries who love what they do… just like you! The…
Guide to Starting Out as an Interpreter
Interpreting is an endeavor that bridges people and cultures. It’s a very rewarding profession that allows you to connect people through the spoken word.…
Teaching Translation in the AI Era: Insights from a Professional Translator
Teaching translation in the AI era is deemed challenging, but it also opens exciting possibilities. Tools like ChatGPT and DeepL may disrupt traditional practices, yet they can serve as powerful catalysts for rethinking and revitalizing translation pedagogy. Rather than resisting these technologies, educators can harness them to promote innovative forms of learning and skill development. Here are several approaches and practical strategies that translation educators can implement in the AI-driven era.
Why AI Can’t Teach Language: The Difference between a Model and True Communication
Language is inherently embodied, requiring human presence to convey meaning. True language emerges from the physical and relational presence of the speaker. AI models may mimic linguistic patterns but lack the living presence that gives language its depth and nourishment. True communication is not just words but an embodied encounter—a mystery AI cannot replicate.
Bridging the Gap: How ALC Bridge Is Connecting Academia and the Language Services Industry to Ensure a Sustainable Talent Pipeline
With demand for translation, interpreting, localization, captioning, dubbing, consulting, and other specialized services skyrocketing, the need for skilled professionals has never been greater. However, despite the growth in demand, the pool of adequately trained talent is falling extremely short. Here’s a brief overview of how the Association of Language Companies (ALC) Bridge initiative engages with academia to close the talent gap in the language services industry.
E104: Inside Specialization – Corporate and Internal Communications
In this episode of the ATA Podcast, we hear from Marita Propato, who has a career that spans decades working with clients ranging from large tech firms to the International Olympic Committee. Listen in and take notes as she advises how to navigate translating corporate and internal communications!
Language Frontlines: The Urgent Mission to Train Indigenous Interpreters in the U.S.
The ongoing mission to train more interpreters is vital for upholding justice and equality within the legal system.
School Outreach Contest Winner: Fátima Cornwall
When a Rigby High School teacher was contemplating taking her 10th grade Spanish students on a field trip to Boise State University and had asked for an activity for her students, Fátima Cornwall, this year’s ATA School Outreach Contest winner, immediately had an idea. She prepared a special presentation that revolved around using Spanish for specific purposes, and more specifically medical interpreting.
Building Translation Studies and Interpreting Programs for the Future: Blending Academics and Experience
What should we be focusing on when training future translators, interpreters, knowledge managers, and post-editors in the ever-diversifying field of language services? Find out how the designers of the degree and internship programs in translation studies at California State University, Long Beach attempted to answer this question.
Not Getting Any Internships? Create One. That’s What I Did.
Are you hoping to complete an internship in the language services industry but aren’t sure where to start? I was in this boat recently, but I doubled down, changed my game plan, and in the end created a dream internship where I learned so much and made an impact in my area of interest.
Profile of ATA’s 2022 School Outreach Contest Winner: Aída Carrazco
When Aída Carrazco, the 2022 ATA School Outreach Contest winner, gave her presentation to her son’s fifth grade class in March 2022, kids were just going back to school after 16 months of studying from home. That meant she faced a unique challenge: students weren’t used to being in the classroom. Aída was determined to make sure she kept their attention by making her presentation extra fun!