At the February 2025 Monju no Chie event, Allyson Sigman spoke about “Tools to Improve the Productivity and Work of Interpreters.” She covered tools for prep, glossary creation, terminology management, document organization, sim-consec (interpreter takes notes for consecutive … [Read more...]
JLD 文殊の知恵 Write up for Tools for Interpreters
Great session! Like a mini ATA conference. Full disclosure: I am a translator, and although I took interpreting classes when I was getting my MA, I have never pursued learning about the kind of equipment an interpreter needs. This session was full of great tips. Here are my big … [Read more...]
ATA65 Session Summary: 120 Yoko Usui et al–Panel Discussion: Japanese Linguists in the Automotive Industry
Speakers: Yoko Usui, Denise Fisher, Naoko Mizutani, Yuko Seki Rozzell, Phil Soldini Session Title: Panel Discussion: Japanese Linguists in the Automotive Industry Summary Author: Shiho Fukuda Koski In this panel discussion, five experienced Japanese-to-English … [Read more...]
ATA65 Session Summary: 043 Izumi Suzuki–Interpreting Workshop for Translators
Speaker: Izumi Suzuki Session Title: Interpreting Workshop for Translators Summary Author: Mikoto … [Read more...]
ATA65 in Portland, Oregon
Coming November 29, 2024 043 Izumi Suzuki--Interpreting Workshop for Translators 097 Junko Bradley--From Commodity to Valued Partner: Ten Strategies to Stand Out and Transform Your Language Service Business 110 Kazumasa Aoyama--Working with Good Helpers in Scientific … [Read more...]
“Interview with Educators” series Vol. 4: Ms. Hana Kawashima Ransom
Hello readers! The JLD Editorial Committee is pleased to bring you the fourth installment of our "Interview with Educators" series with Hana Kawashima Ransom. Hana Kawashima Ransom is an ATA-certified English-Japanese translator based in Texas. She has more than 30 years of … [Read more...]
“Interview with Educators” series Vol. 3: Ms. Yuka Matsudaira
Hello readers! This is Editorial Committee member Audra Lincoln. Today, the JLD team is bringing you the third installment of our "Interview with Educators" series. Our guest this time is Yuka Matsudaira-san. Yuka Matsudaira is a MIIS (Middlebury Institute of International … [Read more...]
ATA62 Distinguished Speaker Presentation – Police Interpreters from Vose (1892, Massachusetts) to Lopez-Ramos (2019, Minnesota): “Conduit” Shifted the Paradigm from the Sixth Amendment to the Fifth Amendment
Presented by Tomoko Tamura 田村智子 2021年10月に開催されたATA 62nd Annual Conferenceにて国際基督教大学准教授の田村智子先生によるセッション「Police Interpreters from Vose (1892, Massachusetts) to Lopez-Ramos (2019, Minnesota): “Conduit” Shifted the Paradigm from the Sixth Amendment to the Fifth … [Read more...]
IJET-28 Columbus, April 8 – 9, Early Bird ends today Feb. 14
IJET-28 in Columbus, Ohio, USA (April 8-9, 2017) Did you know? This year’s International Japanese-English Translation Conference (IJET) has been approved for seven (7) ATA continuing education points. IJET-28 Columbus will feature over 30 sessions on … [Read more...]
ATA 2015: The Japanese-English Interpreter’s Panel
ATA 56th Annual Conference Session J-8Saturday, Nov 07, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMSession Summary byTyler MillerThere were many things to take away from the entertaining and informative Japanese/English Interpreters Panel at the Miami ATA conference. The four presenters, Ms. Izumi … [Read more...]