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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, […]

Please join the Leadership Council of the American Translators Association’s German Language Division (GLD) for the Annual Meeting of All Members on October 4, 2024, at 12:00 PM EDT (6:00 PM CET). This is a valuable opportunity for you to hear reports from the Leadership […]

GLD Digital Events update This summer, I attended my first book club, where we met over five weeks to read and work through the book “The One Thing – The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results.” The organizer was well-prepared and kept the sharing and […]

Like many Western countries, Germany is facing a shortage of skilled labor, particularly in the health care sector. To address this shortfall, health care professionals are being recruited from various regions worldwide. The Triple Win program requires nurses wishing to work in Germany to achieve […]

Following last week’s blog post, in which Susanne Kraetschmer shared information about her beautiful city with us, today we are excited to announce the GLD Networking Dinner. Registration is now open! A big thank-you to Susanne for putting in a LOT of effort to find […]

Meine Anreise zur ATA-Konferenz wird dieses Jahr so kurz wie nie ausfallen, da sie in meiner Wahlheimat Portland stattfindet. Ich kann es kaum erwarten, Kollegen und Kolleginnen aus aller Welt zum gemeinsamen Networking und Lernen hier begrüßen zu dürfen. Als es meinen Mann und mich […]

OR A Brit attempts gratitude for the language life. Before I bring our profession (and my reputation!) into disrepute, this article is not advocating a “wing it” approach. Solid, broad, deep and ever-fresh language skills, plus in-depth research and insight on any number of substantive […]

Von der Industrie- und Handelskammer, vor allem der Abkürzung IHK, haben wir alle sicherlich schon einmal gehört. Manche von uns haben vielleicht dort sogar schon eine Prüfung in Übersetzung abgeschlossen. Aber was die Aufgaben der Industrie- und Handelskammern sind und inwieweit diese im Rahmen der […]