Interview with Freek Lankhof, the Bookseller
These days, if we need an Italian dictionary of seismography, we go online, just as we do for any kind of glossary or reference…
Sailing into 2017
From the听President David Rumsey president@atanet.org Twitter handle:听@davidcrumsey As most of you have noticed by now, I鈥檝e been using the analogy of a ship to…
Onward, to ATA58!
From the听President-Elect Corinne McKay corinne@translatewrite.com Twitter handle: @corinnemckay ATA57 is in the history books. And by almost any metric, it was a huge success.…
Board Meeting Highlights
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org The ATA Board of Directors met November 5鈥6, 2016 in conjunction with the Annual Conference in…
ATA at the California Federation of Interpreters 2016 Conference
The 2016 California Federation of Interpreters (CFI) Conference was held on October 7鈥9 in Los Angeles, California. CFI is a large and highly visible…
Interview with Sue Burke, 2016 winner of the Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation
The Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation was established in memory of Alicia Gordon, known for creating imaginative solutions to knotty translation…
6 Handy Web Design Tools for Small Businesses
With so much business being done online, a slick and well functioning website should be key to your online presence. In recent years, many…
The Man Who Beat Magellan in the Race Around the Globe
Could the first man to circumnavigate the globe actually have been an interpreter? Most people think of Ferdinand Magellan as the Portuguese explorer who…
Call for Nominations: ATA Officers and Directors
Do you know someone who would make a good potential candidate for ATA鈥檚 Board of Directors? Here鈥檚 your chance to help shape the future of the Association!
Rika Mitrik Educates Future Clients and Bilingual Children, Wins 2016 School Outreach Contest
Knowing that she had to adapt the content of her presentation to the short attention span of three- to five-year-olds, this year鈥檚 School Outreach winner used a role-play exercise and some interactive activities to explain the difference between translation and interpreting.
Feedback: Going Beyond 鈥淭hat Was Great鈥
Giving feedback is not just a matter of half-listening and then telling your practice partner, 鈥淵eah, that was great.鈥 Practicing with a partner or in groups involves not only giving feedback to others, but learning to accept their feedback.