It's an exciting day for lovers of French literature everywhere. Today in Sweden, French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming the first French-language author to do so since Claude Simon in 1985 (Gao Xingjian, a French citizen who writes in … [Read more...] about Nobel may open up new translation opportunities
Translation industry news
New website: Translators Training
A new site of interest to translators is Translators Training, run by Jost Zetzsche (who writes the translation technology e-newsletter The Took Kit) and Intrawelt, a language services and e-learning company. Translators Training offers "unbiased, objective information about translation tools," … [Read more...] about New website: Translators Training
Translation on the news
I recently represented the ATA in a local media appearance, a live interview on the Denver NBC News station, KUSA 9 News. This interview was part of a business segment highlighting the bright employment outlook for bilingual people and the fact that bilingual people remain very employable even in a … [Read more...] about Translation on the news
Online translation income calculator
Thanks to ATA member Dorothee Racette for sending the link to the new income calculator on the ATA website. This is a helpful tool that allows you to calculate your monthly and annual gross translation income based on how much you work and how much you charge. The income calculator is good food for … [Read more...] about Online translation income calculator
Google Translation Center
Thanks to reader Dierk Seeburg for sending the link to an article from the Washington Post about Google's new Google Translation Center service (not yet fully launched, login seems not to work using a regular Google account). The Post article has a link to a yet more interesting article on Google … [Read more...] about Google Translation Center