How to Have a Super First Year in the ATA: Small Resources that Add Up to Big Benefits
Welcome to the third article in the series How to Have a Super First Year in the ATA. This time, I’ll be talking about…
Read MoreATA Urges Continuation of Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Translators and Interpreters
The ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú joins 13 translator and interpreter associations to urge continuation of special immigrant visas for Afghan translators and interpreters. The following…
Read MoreCertified Translation vs. Certified Translator
What is a Certified Translation? In the United States a certified translation consists of the following three parts: The source-language (original) text The target-language…
Read MoreLiving the Dream? How Freelance Translators Can Become Digital Nomads
Picture yourself newly-arrived on some tropical beach somewhere, or perhaps in a café in the middle of an exciting, cosmopolitan city. Laptop open in…
Read MoreTool Name, Version: MateCat 0.6.6 (February 18, 2016)
Could a free CAT tool like MateCat really be of use to translators? Naomi Sutcliffe de Moraes, chair of ATA’s Translation and Interpreting Resources…
Read MoreTaking Advantage of an Opportunity
The story of how one translator taught himself what he needed to know to be able to take advantage of an opportunity. Let me…
Read MoreAn Hourly Fee for Translation?
Before dismissing the idea of charging an hourly rate, it’s important to examine a few underlying assumptions associated with this practice. Freelance language services…
Read MoreAn Interview with Barbara Inge Karsch, Terminologist & ATA’s Terminology Committee Chair
Men ever had, and ever will have leave, To coin new words well suited to the age, Words are like leaves, some wither every…
Read MoreOutreach to the Paralegal Community about Translation and Interpreting
Giving presentations to professionals in other fields helps create greater awareness about the importance of using bona fide professional translators and interpreters versus bilinguals…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor Comment on Tony Beckwith’s Interview with Cressida Stolp Before I share my comments regarding Tony Beckwith’s interview in the January-February…
Read MoreMaking Ourselves Heard
From theÌýPresident David Rumsey president@atanet.org Twitter handle:Ìý@davidcrumsey Living in the Pacific Northwest, fog and ferries are an everyday part of life. There is no…
Read MoreWhat’s new for ATA57?
From theÌýPresident-Elect Corinne McKay corinne@translatewrite.com Twitter handle: @corinnemckay At every ATA conference, we try to strike a balance between maintaining the events that everyone…
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