The FLD will be well represented when it comes to speakers at this year’s ATA conference in New Orleans. Here are the FLD members that will be speaking:
Author: FLD Editor
FLD “Meet Up” at the ATA Conference in New Orleans 2018
The FLD will have an informal “meet up” at the 55 Fahrenheit bar in the conference hotel, the New Orleans Marriott, at 8:30 pm on Thursday night, October 25. This is a chance to have a drink or snack and relax with other FLD members. No need to RSVP, just show up and order what you wish. We hope to see you there!
When: Thursday, October 25, 2018, at 8:30 pm
Where: 55 Fahrenheit, the bar at the conference hotel: New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Excerpt from “Un bonbon sur la langue”
By Muriel Gilbert
The following is an excerpt from the soon-to-be-released Un bonbon sur la langue by Muriel Gilbert, the FLD’s Distinguished Speaker at the upcoming ATA conference in New Orleans. Her new book comes out this month.
International Trade as a Translation Specialization
By Amanda Williams
International trade and logistics translation bears a striking resemblance to scientific translation. Sound crazy? Bear with me a second.
Review of Translation Workshop: French to English (Organized by Corinne McKay)
By Beth Smith
When I learned that Corinne McKay was going to set up a translation skills class rather than a business-oriented class, I was intrigued. How would it be set up? Who would the instructors be? Then when I saw the details, I knew immediately that I had to try it, even though the first time around with a new course risks some bumps in the road and hiccups. I don’t know about how it looked from the instructor side, but from my point of view, it was hiccup-free.
FLD Dinner in New Orleans for ATA’s 59th Annual Conference – Sign Up Now!
FRENCH LANGUAGE DIVISION DINNER AT ATA’S 59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The French Language Division’s dinner at the 2018 New Orleans conference will be held at the Creole House Restaurant and Oyster Bar. We hope to see you there!
FLD Member Updates – Second Quarter 2018
Members provide updates to share with the French Language Division. If you have a professional update you would like to share, please email it to us at divisionfld@atanet.org.
- Nanette McGuinness‘s translation from the French of the graphic novel Luisa: Now and Then (adapted by Carol Maurel, released June 2018) received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.
- Adrianne Swartz was awarded the title of CoreCHI™ Professional by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) in the fall of 2017.
- Carolyn Yohn‘s translation from the Hungarian of the book Soul Stories is now in print.
- Stephanie Strobel‘s translation of Bruce Benamran’s How to Speak Science: Gravity, Relativity, and Other Ideas That Were Crazy Until Proven Brilliant will be published on September 4, 2018. Enjoy a romp through science from Aristotle through Quantum Physics, and find out how magnets work, whether light is made of waves or particles, and more.
Congratulations on your achievements!
The ATA Certification Exam: My Journey from Pencil to Keyboard
By Meghan McCallum
Earlier this year, I was delighted to receive the news that I had passed the ATA French to English certification exam. I now have an official Certified Translator seal and the designation of “ATA-certified French to English translator” in my credentials. And, of course, I’m looking forward to sporting the “Certified” ribbon on my badge at ATA59 in October!
FLD Continuing Education Series – Episode 13: Financial Translation Traps and Tricks
Welcome to the 13th episode of the French Language Division’s Continuing Education Series. In today’s episode, Amanda Williams joins Angela Benoit to discuss the ins and outs of financial terminology.
[Transcript] ATA Continuing Education Series Podcast — Episode 14 — State of the FLD 2018
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