Can Competency-Based Education Enhance Translator Training?
How can we maximize the effectiveness of university translator training programs? Competency-based education is an innovative approach to teaching and learning that has been gaining traction in universities throughout the U.S. and beyond.
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Project-Based Internships 鈥˙ring Return on Investment
How can project-based internships add value for an organization? Here鈥檚 one language services provider鈥檚 approach to designing a mutually beneficial project-based program that includes well-established goals, training, evaluation, and feedback.
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ATA President David Rumsey Featured on CNBC and PBS Nightly Business Report听
兔子先生 (ATA) President David Rumsey was featured on CNBC鈥檚 Where the Jobs Are series and the PBS Nightly Business Report. The news…
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Recap of the Colorado Translators Association鈥檚 Seventh Annual Conference
More than 80 language professionals braved a spring snowstorm to attend the Colorado Translators Association鈥檚 seventh annual conference.
Read MoreComputerized ATA Certification Exam Option Now Available at Select Sittings
听Reblogged from听The ATA Chronicle with permission听(incl. the image) ATA is now offering a computerized option for taking the certification exam at select sittings. Candidates…
Read MoreBook review: Manual de traducci贸n ingl茅s-castellano
Translation Handbook 鈥 Spanish book review Alert! This is a book review on a book written in Spanish. Therefore, the quotes will be in…
Read MoreWhen translation clients ask for favors
Here’s a situation we’ve all probably encountered: clients asking for favors. “Any chance you could quickly translate 25 words?” “Do you have time to…
Read MoreThe Savvy Newcomer Resources page
It was a genius who said, 鈥淣ever memorize something you can look up.鈥 But as any good translator or interpreter knows, you have to…
Read MoreTranslator Competence
Reblogged from Carol’s Adventures in Translation blog听with permission from the author (incl. the image) Translators and the need for speed I鈥檓 very excited to…
Read MoreGoing International from the Inside Out: Making the Most of Multilingual and Multicultural Staff
Last year, a mid-sized manufacturer took their brand international with a multilingual campaign that opened the company to orders from rapidly growing markets in…
Read MoreResources to Help Ensure Translation Payment
One of the questions that many newer translators ask is 鈥淗ow do I find good clients?鈥 This question is often closely followed by a…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor Transitioning from Student to Translator |听Meghan Mccallum and Sarah Puchner A great article with useful advice and a very helpful…
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