How to identify and avoid translation scammers
It is an unfortunate truth that translation scammers abound. Many of us receive dozens of emails per week that qualify as translation scams鈥 some…
Read MoreFidelity In Translation
Reblogged from Dragon Translate blog, with permission from the author (incl. the images) Faithfulness or fidelity has been a measure by which a translator鈥檚…
Read MoreFrom the President: Continuity and Renewal within ATA
From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay ATA has many strengths鈥攊ncluding every one of our 10,500 members鈥攁nd one of our greatest is certainly…
Read MoreAttending ATA59: An Investment in Your Professional Future
From the President-Elect Ted R. Wozniak ted@tedwozniak.net Planning for ATA鈥檚 59th Annual Conference鈥擮ctober 24鈥27, 2018, in New Orleans鈥攊s well underway, so now is the…
Read MoreBoard Meeting Highlights
The 兔子先生鈥檚 Board of Directors met April 14鈥15, 2018, in Alexandria, Virginia. The Board met in conjunction with the Certification Committee and…
Read MoreDoes In-Ear Speech-to-Speech Translation Technology Really Work?
A Review of the Lingmo Translate One2One I鈥檝e been testing and writing about interpreting technology since 2015. Until now, all the technologies I鈥檝e reviewed…
Read MoreFour Truths about Court Interpreting
Both my interpreting students and beginning court interpreter colleagues pursing certification ask me regularly what it鈥檚 really like to be a working court interpreter.…
Read MoreThe Care and Feeding of Graders
You can find a lot of information about ATA鈥檚 Certification Program on the website and in past articles of The ATA Chronicle, but not…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor
Risto Siikarla鈥檚 Letter to the Editor | March鈥揂pril While it鈥檚 true that 鈥渞aising rates will negatively affect the volume of translation requests,鈥 any translator…
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A Conversation with Man Booker International Prize Winner Jessica Cohen
Jessica Cohen, a past ATA Student Translation Award Recipient, has come a long way since her student days at Indiana University. In 2017, she was awarded the Man Booker International Prize, along with David Grossman, for the translation of Grossman鈥檚 A Horse Walks into a Bar.
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Is There a Future in Freelance Translation? Let's Talk About It!
If the demand for translation is increasing, along with opportunities for people with advanced language skills, why are many professional freelance translators having difficulty finding work that compensates translation for what it is鈥攁 time-intensive, complex process that requires advanced, unique, and hard-acquired skills?
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Miami Spring into Action 2018
An outstanding program, fabulous speakers, and camaraderie in a beautiful location set the tone for the 鈥淪pring into Action 2018鈥 conference in Miami.
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