Interview by Melissa Harkin, PLD Blog Editor Last year, Elenice presented a session at ATA59 called Gourmet Translation in Portuguese: Adding Some Flavor and Depth. I’m married to a chef-turned-translator so I know there's a lot more to culinary translation than cookbooks … [Read more...] about Member Spotlight: Elenice B. Araújo
Golden Rules for Translators
Melissa Harkin, PLD Editor (Harkin Translations | Twitter) It was July 2018 when Translation Talk went live. The idea behind it was simple yet ingenious: every week a new translator or interpreter, nominated by peers, would tweet through the Twitter account @translationtalk (a … [Read more...] about Golden Rules for Translators
Portuguese Language Division (PLD) 2019 Election Results
We are pleased to announce our newly elected PLD officers: Administrator: Barbara Mendes Assistant Administrator: Melissa Harkin Their term will begin at the PLD Annual Meeting, scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 26, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm during ATA's 60th Annual … [Read more...] about Portuguese Language Division (PLD) 2019 Election Results
Machine Translation and the Portuguese Language
Guest post by PLD member Marsel N. de Souza Portuguese is ranked 5th among the top ten languages in terms of the number of Internet users globally, behind English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic. In terms of the percentage of websites in Portuguese as a share of global websites, … [Read more...] about Machine Translation and the Portuguese Language
PLD Annual Networking Dinner #ATA60
We are pleased to announce our division's Annual Networking Dinner, which will happen at Shakey's Pizza on October 25th, during the 60th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association. You’ll enjoy an evening with your division’s colleagues over delicious pizza, … [Read more...] about PLD Annual Networking Dinner #ATA60