12 Extra-Linguistic Skills You Need to Master before Taking ATA's Certification Exam
You’ve decided to take ATA’s certification exam. You’ve worked professionally as a translator for several years and you’ve taken (and passed) the practice test1…
Read MoreFrom the President: An Ending and a Beginning
From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay By the time this issue of The ATA Chronicle reaches you, I’ll have moved on to…
Read MoreAssociation Health Plans Update
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org Health insurance continues to be a top concern. We often hear from members asking why ATA…
Read MoreATA Celebrates International Translation Day with "A Day in the Life of a Translator or Interpreter"
This year’s International Translation Day celebration was all about telling your story! On September 30th, ATA released a short animated video taking viewers through…
Read MoreDenise Fisher Wins 2018–2019 School Outreach Contest
ATA member Denise Fisher, a Japanese>English interpreter and translator based in Orient, Ohio, won a free registration to ATA’s 60th Annual Conference in Palm…
Read MoreWhat We Call Ourselves Matters
(The following was originally published on the blog of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators, https://najit.org/#blog.) Every profession has certain requirements that…
Read MoreThoughts on Naver Papago with MT Engineer Lucy Park
At the Asia-Pacific Translation and Interpreting Forum—FIT (APTIF9)1 in Seoul, South Korea, in July, I listened to a very dynamic talk by Lucy Park,…
Read MoreFrom the President: California Assembly Bill 5: ATA Takes a Stand
From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) has been in the news a great deal lately. This bill…
Read MoreOf Translators and Librarians
This was the title of a short article I wrote a little more than 10 years ago, in 2008. The point of the article…
Read MoreCommon Errors Found in the English>Spanish Certification Exam
ATA certification continues to be a sought-after credential. As a way to prepare for this demanding exam, ATA has been offering practice tests for…
Read MoreGlossaries for Translators: Why You Need Them
If you haven’t made your own translation glossaries yet, you need to create one right now. You’re not just missing out, you’re doing yourself…
Read MoreBoard Meeting Highlights
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org The American Translators Association’s Board of Directors met August 3–4, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. Here are…
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