How Interpreting Principles Have Influenced My Translation Practices
As a translator, I find that the principles I have learned in interpreting serve me every day. I am a certified translator, a certified…
Read MorePursuing the Translation Dream: How to Keep the Phone Ringing
Have you been following our five-part series on how to assess your readiness to become a successful translator, inspired by听ATA鈥檚 Self-Evaluation Questionnaire for Translators?…
Read MoreSo You Want to be a Freelance Translator or Interpreter: Money Matters
In the first post in this series, I alluded to a question I鈥檝e been asked several times since I began freelancing鈥攕ometimes more subtly than…
Read MoreFrom the President: Looking Ahead to ATA59
From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay By the time you read this, registration will be open for ATA鈥檚 59th Annual Conference, to…
Read MoreNOLA-Bound: ATA59
From the President-Elect Ted R. Wozniak ted@tedwozniak.net ATA59 is less than four months away so it鈥檚 not too soon to start making plans to…
Read More10 Reasons to Attend ATA59
ATA鈥檚 59th Annual Conference registration is open! Join 1,600 of your peers in New Orleans, October 24鈥27, 2018. Here are 10 reasons why you…
Read MoreTalking Language to "Word People" at the ACES: Society for Editing
It鈥檚 always great fun to meet fellow 鈥渨ord people鈥 and discuss language. I had the pleasure of doing so recently in Chicago, when I…
Read MoreWhen Should We Apply Extra Charges to Translation Projects?
For some, the answer is obvious. For others, it鈥檚 not that easy. I personally think that it鈥檚 a case-by-case decision that is not only…
Read MoreTranslation Commons: A Community for Language Professionals
Translation Commons is a nonprofit, volunteer-based online community designed to facilitate collaboration among diverse sectors and stakeholders of the language industry and encourage transparency,…
Read MoreNew Certified Members
Congratulations! The following ATA members have successfully passed ATA鈥檚 certification exam: English into Arabic Mahmoud Basal Cairo, Egypt English into French Helene Conte Chagrin…
Read MoreHighlights from the Annual Language Chairs Meeting
April is always a busy time for ATA鈥檚 Certification Program. This is when the Certification Committee holds its meeting to coincide with the Annual…
Read MoreATA at "Protect Translators and Interpreters, Protect the World": A Roundtable at the United Nations
On April 10, 2018, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations hosted 鈥淧rotect Translators and Interpreters, Protect the World鈥…
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