Study Resources for Translation Certification

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 14, 2017

Our team leader Helen has been a busy bee compiling a list of resources to help translators interested in taking the ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒcertification exam.…

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Universidad de Alcalá: A Day in the Life

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 7, 2017

I went into my master’s program at Spain’s Universidad de Alcalá convinced I wanted to be an interpreter. A year later I was a…

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Goldmines for Professional Growth at FIL in Guadalajara

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 31, 2017

Congreso San Jerónimo, Feria Internacional del Libro Dates: November 26 to 29, 2016 Place: Guadalajara, Mexico The Congreso San Jerónimo is a translation and…

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The Importance of Hiring Qualified Technical Translators

By ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒCompass | January 24, 2017

Occasionally, an enterprise client comes to our firm for post-translation help. The scenario usually looks like this: they needed a technical text translated, they…

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The Translator Requests a Clarification: Tracking the conversation

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 24, 2017

By Helen Eby (@EbyGaucha) Reblogged from Gaucha Translations blog with permission from the author Translators and interpreters face a common problem: lack of clarity…

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ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒStatement Regarding President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Nightly Business Report

By ATA | January 22, 2017

As the voice of over 10,000 interpreters and translators in the United States and abroad, the ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ is very concerned about President…

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How language professionals can reclaim their digital lives after Snowden

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 17, 2017

Our private and professional lives happen increasingly online. However, we often compromise our privacy and put the integrity of data and information at risk.…

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By The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle | January 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor Online Training Resources for Translators As always, I devoured my print edition of The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle! The Resource Review was…

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Congratulations!

By The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle | January 12, 2017

The following people have successfully passed ATA’s certification exam: English into Chinese Ping Chen Allen, TX Yajing Dong La Habra, CA Mintao Huang Rosemead,…

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Don’t Take My Word For It: Some—Admittedly— Rather Random Tips and Tricks in MS Word

By The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle | January 12, 2017

Late last year, I was asked to chair ATA’s Translation and Interpreting Resources Committee, whose perhaps most important task is to oversee the publication…

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New ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒProfessional Liability Insurance Broker; Upcoming ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒWebinars for 2017

By The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle | January 12, 2017

New ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒProfessional Liability Insurance Broker Alliant is the new broker for ATA-sponsored professional liability insurance. The underwriter is still Lloyds of London. All…

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Interview with Freek Lankhof, the Bookseller

By The ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒChronicle | January 12, 2017

These days, if we need an Italian dictionary of seismography, we go online, just as we do for any kind of glossary or reference…

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