Translating Humor Is A Serious Business
Puns, regionalisms, wordplay, and cultural references can make the literal translation of humor a joke in itself, not to mention a seemingly impossible challenge for the translator!
Read MoreTranslation as an Art: How to Get Your Work in a Museum
Museums have evolved from rather stuffy places to lively multimedia experiences with exhibitions on anything from art and photography to fashion, film, and music. Here are some examples of the types of projects you might encounter when working for museums, including some challenges you’re likely to face.
Read MoreShould I Market My Translation or Interpreting Services on Social Media?
Translators and interpreters raise this question pretty frequently. But here’s the thing. If you’re planning to market your business on social media, keep in mind that it’s a long-term strategy. The more you show up and the more authentically you engage, the more you’ll get out of the social media platform(s) you choose for your business.
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Preparing Documents for Translation
Preparing documents for translation should never become a luxury we cannot afford or a casualty of tight deadlines or budgets.
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ATA61 Goes Virtual
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Read MoreDealing with Uncertain Times
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Bring Your “A” Game to Video Game Localization
Video games require translators to take so much more than the translatable text into account. Video game localization is a target-oriented translation and its goal is to entertain.
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Profile of ATA 2019 School Outreach Contest Winner: Denise Fisher
When ATA Member Denise Fisher was invited to speak to graduate students in a Japanese interpreting class at the University of Michigan, she had no idea that her experience would eventually lead to a fee registration to ATA’s Annual Conference in Palm Springs.
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A Multidisciplinary Team of Linguistic Athletes
In 2013, Lima, Peru, was chosen as the host city of the XVIII Pan American and Sixth Parapan American Games, the largest international multidisciplinary sports event in the Americas and the second most important in the Olympic and Paralympic circuit in the world. Find out what it’s like to be part of a team providing translation and interpreting services at a high-level sporting event.
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ATA at the New York Rights Fair and Book Expo
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ATA at the ELIA Together Conference in Barcelona, Spain
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