Language Sketching
Dragos Ciobanu, from the translation department of the University of Leeds, wrote to me a few weeks ago: The reason I鈥檓 writing is to…
Read MorePeer Reviewed: Collaborative Preparation for the Certification Exam
Currently, the main option available to help candidates prepare for ATA鈥檚 certification exam is the practice test. An obvious advantage of taking the practice…
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ATA 2017 Elections: Candidate Statements
ATA will hold its regularly scheduled elections at the upcoming ATA Annual Conference in Washington, DC, to elect a president-elect, secretary, and treasurer for…
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Translation: An Intellectual Pursuit
The nuance involved in translation ties into the intellectual element of considering the meaning of the source text. What does the text mean? What…
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Emotional Self-Discipline: A Key Ingredient for Success as a Freelance Translator
If we listen to our inner voices all the time and haven鈥檛 learnt how to distinguish between useful objective information and fear, then those…
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Who Is Really Visiting Your Website? (It鈥檚 Not Who You Think!)
Learn how Google Analytics can mislead you if you鈥檙e not careful. Over the past decade, several articles in The ATA Chronicle and sessions at…
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Legal Aspects of Marketing Content: Things to Consider when Translating
Marketing copy and legal content are not as separate as they appear. There are, in fact, texts in which we may perceive a subtle…
Read MoreBranding Yourself – Create a Professional Portfolio
听Reblogged from听The ATA Chronicle with permission from the author In today鈥檚 business world, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make yourself competitive, especially as…
Read MoreCorpus analysis: The Ugly Duckling of Translation
Not long ago, hearing the term 鈥渃orpus linguistics鈥 made me shriek; after all, it was something that only linguists in academia did, right? So,…
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2017 School Outreach Contest Winner: Marybeth Timmermann
Marybeth Timmermann, an ATA-certified French>English translator, is the winner of the 2016鈥2017 School Outreach Contest. She won a free registration to ATA鈥檚 58th Annual…
Read MoreTo Ask or Not to Ask: That Is the Question
Reblogged from the blog ClaireCoxTranslations ~ Lines from a linguist, incl. the image, with permission from the author It鈥檚 a familiar story: you鈥檝e come…
Read MoreSo You Want to be a Freelance Translator or Interpreter: How is the T&I Industry Laid Out?
How is the T&I industry laid out? As a preface, I can think of numerous times since I began working as a translator that…
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