Establishing the English>Arabic Certification Exam

By The ATA Chronicle | September 11, 2018

I’m sure many people wonder what the procedure is for establishing new language pairs for testing within ATA’s Certification Program. As far back as…

ATA’s Certification Exam Preparation Workshop in Boston

By The ATA Chronicle | May 10, 2018

Training has always been an important part of ATA’s mission. Organizers wanted to see if a full-day workshop led by graders of ATA’s Certification Program could successfully benefit both exam candidates and the program.

Who Wants to Fail ATA’s Certification Exam?

By The ATA Chronicle | November 1, 2017

Self-help books and websites have recently been featuring “not-to-do” lists as a way of improving work habits, enhancing productivity, and generally boosting quality of…

Peer Reviewed: Collaborative Preparation for the Certification Exam

By The ATA Chronicle | September 11, 2017

Currently, the main option available to help candidates prepare for ATA’s certification exam is the practice test. An obvious advantage of taking the practice…

Practice, Practice, Practice!

By The ATA Chronicle | March 21, 2017

Practice tests, which are available in every language pair in which the exam is offered, are an often overlooked and under-utilized resource for preparing…

The Certification Toolbox: Get Ready!

By The ATA Chronicle | November 8, 2016

Late fall and early winter are traditionally a slow time for ATA’s Certification Program, since no exam sittings are scheduled between ATA’s Annual Conference…

One Member’s Tips on How to Prepare for ATA’s Certification Exam

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

There are so many ways you can prepare to take ATA’s certification exam. Here are just a few tips from a fellow exam taker.…