Yesterday in The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote a great description of translation from a lay person’s perspective: It’s not a really good idea to approach a conversation by asking “How do I say this in French?” A better approach would be to say “How would a French person express this?” or better still, “How would my [...]
I recently came across this shocking story about an inaccurate—and discriminatory—translation: For the past year, Spanish-speaking parents in Milford, Delaware, who brought their children to the playground facilities near the Lulu M. Ross and Mispillion elementary schools were greeted by a sign that warned them of possible police action if they attempted to use the [...]
The American Translators Association is holding its 53rd annual conference (Oct. 24-27) in San Diego this year! I was super excited when the location was announced a couple of years ago, while I was living in San Diego. Sadly, I have since moved across the pond to Germany—and now I won’t be able to attend. [...]
In my free time, I like to play with websites. I am currently working on a project to help an organization move its website into WordPress. Unlike designing a website from scratch, I have to recreate the existing design by using my knowledge of CSS, PHP, and Javascript. This process creates some real challenges, and [...]
The ATA Language Technology Division recently shared an informative lecture about the use of language technology in European institutions. The lecture was presented last year at the META-FORUM 2011 in Budapest, a conference about technology solutions for multilingual Europe. (More videos from this conference are available online at META-FORUM 2011.) I didn’t know much about META [...]
