Making Ourselves Heard
From the President David Rumsey president@atanet.org Twitter handle: @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 the President-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…
Read MoreBoard Meeting Highlights
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org ATA’s Board of Directors met April 30-May 1, 2016, in Alexandria, Virginia. The Board met in…
Read MoreCongratulations!
The following people have successfully passed ATA’s certification exam: English into Finnish Tuija S. Nordstrom Fort Collins, CO English into Spanish Roxanna J. Delgado…
Read MoreDigital Study and Collaboration: Making the Most of Your Mobile Devices
The wealth of apps on mobile devices broadens the possibilities for study and practice beyond oral flashcards. Technology, like language, is never static, and…
Read MoreSummary of the ATA Translation and Interpreting Services Survey
The ATA Translation and Interpreting Services Survey is an invaluable benchmarking tool for nearly everyone in or affiliated with the translation and interpreting industry.
Read MoreRevisiting the “Poverty Cult” 20 Years On
A fork in the road for the translation and interpreting profession in 1996 led to a change in the dynamics in the translation world. Its effects are felt to this day.
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Roads Less Taken: Beyond the “UN6”
I’m a firm believer that any language can rise to any occasion—it only takes the genius of an author, or a translator, to make this magic occur.
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The Mother-Tongue Principle: Hit or Myth?
It’s difficult to espouse the “mother-tongue principle” if it’s not at all clear what a “native speaker” or a “mother tongue” actually is.
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How to Spice Up Your Translation
It’s our job to find a balance between using the source text and still producing an original, well-written translation.
Read MoreBusiness Smarts (Nicholas Hartmann, Dorothee Racette)
Retirement planning
Read MoreTreasurer's Report for the 2014–2015 Fiscal Year
Ted Wozniak ted@tedwozniak.net We are making progress on improving our financial situation, but we still have far to go. Our overall financial performance in FY2014–151 (fiscal year…
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