by ATIF WebMaster | Jun 1, 2015 | Professional Interest, From around the world, Odds and Ends
The littlest things — punctuation, precise word choice and grammar — can hold tremendous power in worldwide climate negotiations. This year in Europe, editors get a chance to help make history. Source: NPR News:...
by ATIF WebMaster | May 20, 2015 | Business, Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, Odds and Ends, Professional Interest, Translation
There are cases where a translator’s or interpreter’s unique choice of words and how to render a phrase saved a life, or whose special knowledge of culture prevented a legal or political disaster, or whose expertise and skills are so critical to national security,...
by ATIF WebMaster | May 16, 2015 | Business, Odds and Ends, Professional Interest
Most self-employed people should not stick with the default business structure. Here’s why and how to choose between the two most common other options: an LLC and an S-corp. Source: Read more in Forbes
by ATIF WebMaster | May 7, 2015 | Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, Professional Interest, Uncategorized
Dear Colleague, Thank you in advance for your participation in this academic survey. The purpose of the survey is to explore medical and healthcare interpreters’ perspectives about if, when, and how to address cultural issues that arise in their medical interpreting...
by ATIF WebMaster | May 7, 2015 | Interpreting, Professional Interest
The Simultaneous Interpretation System was implemented in a courtroom setting for the first time at the Trial. In August 1945, Colonel Leon Dostert, a foreign language expert with the U.S. Army Signal Corps contacted Charles A Horsky, Justice Jackson’s personal...
