An application has been approved by the Court Interpreter Certification and Regulation Program for Continuing Interpreter Education credit. CEAA # 12-0029 for 4.5 CIE credits. And the ATA has awarded the Workshop 4 CEUs. It is easy to keep your certification up-to-date. Visit our website and learn more about ATIF’s Professional Development Events. Registration is […]

2011 Business Travel 50: 5 Tips for Hiring a Translator | Inc.com.   This one you should share with your clients!

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:12:00 +0000 “Interpreting: Full Speed Ahead” Now Available for Download Now available free of charge: Interpreting: Full Speed Ahead  by Marjory Bancroft. This ground-breaking report chronicles the results of the 5 professional identity workgroups held at the 2nd North American Summit on Interpreting in June, 2011. Interpreting leaders from across North […]

The first ATIF event of 2012 is dedicated to interpreters. Karen Borgenheimer will guide attendees through a four-hour long workshop on the Interpreter Code of Ethics. This is a hands-on event and will be held on Sunday, January 29. To learn more about the program and the presenter, click here.

Are We Really Monolingual? – NYTimes.com.   The Oxford linguist Suzanne Romaine has claimed that bilingualism and multilingualism “are a normal and unremarkable necessity of everyday life for the majority of the world’s population.”

Ten little things to secure your online presence | ZDNet.   Ten steps to a safer and more secure web surfing experience. Definitely worth reading.

Youngstown News, Courtroom interpreters remain neutral.   “They do not work for the state. They do not work for the defense. Their role is to accurately interpret what is said in the courtroom,” said Judge John M. Durkin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Local News | Interpreters play bigger role in local courts | Seattle Times Newspaper.   Court interpreters, who typically work as private contractors and travel to courts across the state as needed, participate in criminal proceedings as well as civil cases and family-law matters. Many also work in U.S. District Court.

Lost for Words: Translating Culture – The Travel Word.   New ways to communicate do not always stem from words; gestures and body languages vary remarkably from culture to culture as well, but are just as potent means of expression.