I’ve been translating for almost 15 years—*since before the days when AI was even a familiar term, much less a heavily hyped tool that we “have” to use in order to stay competitive. That means I’ve done the heavy creative work of juggling phrasing and […]
Ich habe vor Kurzem zum ersten Mal die ATA-Jahreskonferenz in Boston besucht. Meine Kolleginnen und Kollegen sind aus China, Japan und den USA angereist, und so konnten wir uns persönlich treffen, Ideen austauschen und neue Perspektiven für unsere Arbeit als firmeninterne Übersetzer:innen gewinnen. Obwohl ich […]
I attended the Pennsylvania Dutch Day event that the German Language Division co-hosted in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with the Delaware Valley Translators Association, in July 2025. I flew in for the event specifically from my home in the Denver, CO metro area. I was interested in […]
The 02/2025 issue of the German Language Division’s biannual newsletter—interaktiv—is now available for your reading pleasure. (Find current and past issues here.) Download your copy today to find: Feature articles on dealing with AI An update from our GLD Administrator, Karen Leube (Translation) Notes from […]
Name: Andrew Hudson LC position: Social Media Coordinator Where are you originally from? Southwest Virginia Where do you currently live? Waco, Texas How did you become a translator/interpreter? I was an adjunct music faculty member for 25 years, then tried translating to “supplement” that profession […]
For this week’s blog post, GLD Digital Events Coordinator Megan Falk interviews GLD member and former interaktiv Editor-in-Chief Matt Baird about his tenure as ATA’s podcast creator and host and about what volunteering for ATA means to him. What inspired you to launch ATA’s podcast […]
On behalf of the GLD Leadership Council, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to the GLD membership survey this spring, and all the information and suggestions they shared with us. Communication Channels: It is great to see that […]
As a technical and medical translator my work revolves around accuracy, precision and repetition. There is barely any room for creativity, which is the reason why I have always been fascinated by literary translators. How does their thought process work? How do they make crucial […]
Language lovers, cultural enthusiasts, educators, and community members are “wilkum” to this special event celebrating and exploring the unique heritage of Pennsylvania Dutch, a vibrant and historically rich language spoken in parts of the United States for over 300 years. “Pennsylvania Dutch Day” will take […]
The 01/2025 issue of the German Language Division’s biannual newsletter—interaktiv—is now available for your reading pleasure. (Find past issues here.) Download your copy today to find: A feature article on confronting AI An update from our GLD Administrator, Karen Leube (Translation) Notes from the Homeland […]
Over the span of my career as a professor of Germanic linguistics, the Pennsylvania Dutch language has been at the center of my research and public service. The courses I teach deal mostly with linguistic topics related to German, including regional varieties of the language. […]
I just returned from a whirlwind weekend in New York City where I attended a meeting of the ATA German Language Division (GLD) and ATA New York Circle of Translators (NYCT). Our Stammtisch (“Regulars’ Table”) brought together an enthusiastic and energetic group of 16 translators […]
Last weekend, I attended the ATA German Language Division Workshop held here in Vienna. I also delivered a new presentation on Sunday morning (der Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund!). It was the first time that I had presented about the Expert in the Lead (XITL) approach to […]
With our 10th anniversary GLD in Europe workshop Vienna fast approaching, we would like to introduce our main invited speaker and two external guest speakers. Our invited speaker is Dagmar Gromann, who will be holding sessions on Saturday on Gender/Bias in MT/LLM and AI Prompting, […]
Name: Stella Waltemade Position: Calendar Girl Where are you originally from? Cologne, Germany Where do you currently live? Munich, Germany How did you become a translator? After my “Abitur”, I went to language school to train as a foreign language correspondent in French and Spanish. […]
Today, with the kind permission of ProZ.com’s Women in Translation Program Director, Lucía Leszinsky, we are reposting a very interesting blog post of hers from the Proz.com blog. Read on to find out more about gender (in)equality in the translation industry. Enjoy! Click […]
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash We hope you had a smooth transition from 2024 to the new year of 2025! As the new year begins, we’d like to take the opportunity to look at some popular German New Year traditions that showcase the rich […]
[Photo from Aaron Burden via Unsplash] As I walked down the street toward my house in Aachen earlier this week, clutching an arsenal of cold medicine and paraphernalia, my elderly neighbor caught up with me and lamented the many negative aspects of 2024. In her […]
Name: Jen Mendez LC position: Student Consultant Where are you originally from? Seattle, WA Where do you currently live? Portland, OR How did you become a translator/interpreter? I began translating informally at the age of 17. I had just begun to learn German in school […]
Since its inception in 2013, the German collaboration pool has evolved significantly. A major revamp in 2021 marked a turning point, and its transformation was further solidified with a new name in 2022. Although there are currently 124 members in the pool, there has not […]
Foto: Ralf Masorat Immer offen und neugierig bleiben Inga Schiffler ist ein Multitalent. Sie ist freiberufliche Dolmetscherin, Übersetzerin, Texterin und Trainerin für Leichte Sprache und Einfache Sprache. Auf der diesjährigen ATA-Konferenz in Portland, Oregon, wird sie gleich zwei Sessions zum Thema Leichte Sprache anbieten. Wir wollten bereits […]
Name: Sabine H. Seiler LC position: Editor-in-Chief of interaktiv Where are you originally from? From a small town on the river Main, between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden, Germany. Where do you currently live? In Niskayuna, NY, near Albany How did you become a translator/interpreter? I studied English at […]
The 02/2024 issue of the German Language Division’s biannual newsletter—interaktiv—is now available for your reading pleasure. (Find past issues here.) The theme of this issue is Volunteering: Making a Difference. Download your copy today to find: Happy reading! Sabine H. Seiler, Editor-in-Chief Acknowledgements This newsletter […]
#GLDinPortland In a little more than a month, scads of translators and interpreters will be descending on Portland to network and share their knowledge. We hope many of our readers will be among the participants. This year, it’s the GLD’s turn to invite a Distinguished […]
[Foto von Estée Janssens auf Unsplash] Before I attended my first ATA conference, I watched ATA’s video on preparing to attend the annual conference, which was held by Jill Sommer in the run-up to ATA53 in San Diego in 2012. Next, I googled all sorts of things, […]