The translation industry scored a very nice mention on All Things Considered tonight, thanks to the sharp ears of Judy Jenner, who is both a translator and interpreter (this becomes important to the story!). Although I love (OK…worship) nearly all things NPR, their reporters have the somewhat aggravating habit of consistently using the expression, “speaking [...]
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ATA on NPR
Posted in Announcements, Translation industry news on January 21, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Translation and interpreting: Best Careers 2011
Posted in Links, Translation industry news on December 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
If you haven’t yet read it, make sure to check out Alexis Grant’s article in US News & World Report, highlighting translation and interpreting as one of the “Best Careers for 2011.” The article is very well-written and the comments are aflutter with questions from new and aspiring translators and advice from experienced ones!
Some interesting links
Posted in Freelancing, Links, Translation industry news, Translation technique on November 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As Thoughts on Translation wraps up for the holiday week (U.S. Thanksgiving is Thursday), here are some websites and blog posts that you might enjoy looking at: Eve Bodeux is giving away some SmartPlay language-learning products for kids on her blog; see the end of the post for how to enter. Writer Michelle Rafter has [...]
ATA conference wrapup
Posted in Professional associations, Professional development, Translation industry news, Translation quality on November 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I know that this post will show my local bias, but this year’s ATA conference in Denver was just fantastic. I didn’t actually take any photos, but you can see a few on Jill Sommer’s blog and look at the daily conference slide show on the ATA website. Thanks to Jeff Sanfacon of ATA for [...]
Some industry news
Posted in Translation industry news on October 1, 2010 | 14 Comments »
International Translation Day seems like an auspicious time for new translation-related ventures; here are a few to check out: Congratulations to Chris Durban on the launch of her book The Prosperous Translator: Advice from Fire Ant & Worker Bee. If, like me, you eagerly await Chris and Eugene Seidel’s monthly advice column “The Bottom Line” [...]
Happy International Translation Day 2010
Posted in Announcements, Professional associations, Translation industry news on September 30, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Here it is September 30 again, and time for another celebration of International Translation Day! FIT‘s theme for this year is “Translation Quality for a Variety of Voices” and their press release focuses on the critical role that translators and interpreters play in preserving multilingualism in the world. In a case of professional synchronicity it’s [...]
The ATA Compass is launched!
Posted in Translation industry news on August 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
While Thoughts on Translation is enjoying some time off this August, the translation industry is still booming with news! I’m especially excited to announce that the inaugural issue of ATA’s new client outreach publication, the ATA Compass, is now available here. The Compass is a periodic publication for people who buy language services, and I’m [...]
Some industry tidbits
Posted in Translation industry news on July 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Congratulations to the hardworking ATA members who have successfully launched the ATA Science and Technology Division. This division isn’t language specific, it’s open to translators in any language combination who translate science and technology materials. The new division is under the leadership of Acting Administrator Karen Tkaczyk and Acting Assistant Administrator Steven Marzuola. Back in [...]
Hot off the press…
Posted in Translation industry news on April 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Two pieces of breaking news from the translation trenches: Judy and Dagmar Jenner’s book The Entrepreneurial Linguist is now available for purchase. Judy is not only a very successful freelance translator but also has an MBA in marketing, and this book offers “the business school approach to freelance translation.” Many of us in the industry [...]
A positive and a negative
Posted in Links, Translation industry news on April 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Happy Monday! To start the week off, here’s some positive and negative news from the language world: Positive: I was just listening to NPR‘s Talk of the Nation while eating lunch, and today’s segment featured an interview with NPR’s longtime (and now retiring) war correspondent, Anne Garrels. Garrels started her career reporting in the former [...]
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