What Happens When Translators Go on Autopilot
Personally, I do not believe specialized human translators who actively use their brains will ever be replaced by machines. But if you put your…
Translation Certificate vs. Certification
By Helen Eby and Daniela Guanipa “I have a certificate, therefore I’m certified.” Wrong! So, you completed a certificate in translation from institution XYZ,…
Tips on Getting and Keeping Agency Clients
After a ten-year stretch as director of the interpreting department for a mid-sized language company on the East Coast, I have recently reentered the…
Funny mistranslations in hotels
Reblogged from the Translation and l10n for dummies blog with permission from the author (incl. the image) Every translator, linguist, language lover and grammar nazi…
Advocacy Matters
If you talk with anyone in our industry, it becomes readily apparent that our stories about how we acquired our languages are all very…
Interview with Mike Dillinger, Machine Translation Pioneer
Translation has been an integral part of our human evolution ever since we developed the ability to speak. But with the arrival of the…
Practice, Practice, Practice!
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…
Congratulations!
The following people have successfully passed ATA’s certification exam: English into German Rainer W. Dykowski Zurich, Switzerland English into Portuguese Ana Gauz Cherry Hill,…
Reanimating Dead PDFs for CAT Tool Use
BY ANNETT BROWN Basic “low-tech” tips for addressing OCR conversion issues commonly encountered with complexly formatted files (PC and Mac) Those who know me…
Announcements
2017 Honors and Awards Now Open! ATA and the American Foundation for Translation and Interpretation (AFTI) present annual and biennial awards to encourage, reward,…
Building Upon a Strong Foundation
From the President David Rumsey president@atanet.org Twitter handle: @davidcrumsey In addition to living on the West Coast, where sailing is a major pastime, I also share…