By Maha El-Metwally To become a staff interpreter at the United Nations, one must pass the Language Competitive Examination (LCE). This exam has always had a low pass rate that seldom exceeded 20%. With many staff interpreters retiring by 2018, a shortage of qualified interpreters in certain language combinations exists and needs to be addressed. This led the UN to … [Read more...]
ATA58 Room Block
Still haven't reserved your room for ATA58? The room block for ATA58 is about 70% full and will definitely sell out before the deadline. Anyone who hasn't yet made their reservations can do so here: https://www.atanet.org/conf/2017/hotel/ Hurry and reserve your room at the special discounted rate now! … [Read more...]
My Accidental Transition from Interpreting to Translating
By Molly Yurick I consider myself to be quite lucky when it comes to my studies. I was born and raised in Minnesota and went to Spanish Immersion Elementary School in my hometown of Robbinsdale. My middle school classes were half in Spanish and half in English and my high school had an advanced placement Spanish class. Strangely enough, in all my studies as a language … [Read more...]
Member feedback for ATA Board of Directors meeting
Send your feedback to increase visibility for the interpreting profession within ATA. Hello ID colleagues! Hello everyone! The ATA Board will be meeting in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30. We will be meeting at the Marriott City Center hotel and the meeting is open to all members if you want to join us. If you cannot be there in … [Read more...]
The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting: A Multifaceted Resource
By Helen Eby One of my resources is The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting, edited by Holly Mikkelson and Renée Jourdenais. Its twenty-seven chapters cover a remarkably broad spectrum of topics relating to interpreting, with the following sections: historical perspectives, modes of interpreting, interpreting settings, and issues and debates. Each chapter is written by an … [Read more...]