{"id":3836,"date":"2021-08-09T23:04:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T23:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/FLD\/?p=3836"},"modified":"2026-04-12T04:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:07:12","slug":"fld-ces-18-ata-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/FLD\/2021\/08\/09\/fld-ces-18-ata-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"FLD Continuing Education Series \u2013 Episode 18 \u2013 ATA Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3837\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3837 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/FLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jonathan-velasquez-c1ZN57GfDB0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"ATA French Language Division Podcast\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/FLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jonathan-velasquez-c1ZN57GfDB0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/FLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jonathan-velasquez-c1ZN57GfDB0-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/FLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jonathan-velasquez-c1ZN57GfDB0-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/FLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jonathan-velasquez-c1ZN57GfDB0-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/FLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jonathan-velasquez-c1ZN57GfDB0-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/FLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jonathan-velasquez-c1ZN57GfDB0-unsplash-772x515.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/FLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jonathan-velasquez-c1ZN57GfDB0-unsplash-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The FLD Podcast &#8211; Photo Credit: Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the 18th episode of the French Language Division\u2019s Continuing Education Series. In today\u2019s episode, podcast host Cathy-Eitel Nzume and certified FLD members Matt Bunczk and Beth Smith share their experiences taking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atanet.org\/certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ATA certification exam<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Matthew Bunczk<\/strong> is an ATA-certified German-to-English and ATA-certified French-to-English translator specializing in business, legal, and financial translations. He is based near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from Ursinus College and a Certificate of Proficiency in Paralegal Studies from Delaware County Community College. His undergraduate studies brought him to Strasbourg, France, various parts of Europe, and Senegal, West Africa. After providing translations to employers on an <em>ad hoc\u00a0<\/em>basis starting in 2006, he decided to turn translation into a career and has been translating full-time since 2015. You can find him on LinkedIn at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthewbunczk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthewbunczk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628630147251000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE2gzp9R9_Uf86t52dnkatzn1kxNg\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthewbunczk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Beth Smith<\/strong>\u00a0is an ATA-certified French to English translator living near Houston, Texas. She specializes in advertising and marketing (especially cosmetics and luxury goods), entertainment, and literary translation. You can learn more about her work at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itranslatefrench.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.itranslateFrench.net&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628630147252000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGiJ-klQCqLLQ9ThXfMSVFvkYpSWA\">www.itranslateFrench.net<\/a>\u00a0or check out her Twitter hijinks here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethTranslates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethTranslates&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628630147252000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG61toaHOFw-Wl_LEX6Y0IIa8cW0Q\">@BethTranslates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ATA Podcast host <b>Cathy-Eitel Nzume<\/b> is a certified French to English and English to French Court Interpreter, translator, Department of State Certified Linguist and legal professional. She specializes in legal and conference interpreting as well as legal and financial translation. You can find her on LinkedIn at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cathyeitelnzume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cathyeitelnzume\/<\/a> or on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cathyenzume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CathyENzume<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW TO LISTEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SOUNDCLOUD<\/strong>: You can listen to or download <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/ata-fld\/ces-episode-18-certification-episode-august-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Episode 18<\/a> and all previous episodes on Soundcloud <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/ata-fld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ITUNES<\/strong>: This episode and all previous episodes are available on iTunes <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/caf%C3%A9-linguistique\/id1873375190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. You can subscribe or listen online. Like what you hear? Rate us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the 18th episode of the French Language Division\u2019s Continuing Education Series. 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