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ATA translation skill-building program (mentoring)
Thread poster: Kim Metzger
Kim Metzger
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Mexico
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German to English
Mar 30, 2004

The ATA's Mentoring Program is a translation skill-building program for members of the ATA. If you're like me and have embarked on a career in translating (or are thinking about it) but have had little or no formal training in translation, this might be something for you. Many people discover translating a little later in life when going back to school full time is no longer a viable option. It might be an alternative to an online translation certificate program or something to do in addition. T... See more
The ATA's Mentoring Program is a translation skill-building program for members of the ATA. If you're like me and have embarked on a career in translating (or are thinking about it) but have had little or no formal training in translation, this might be something for you. Many people discover translating a little later in life when going back to school full time is no longer a viable option. It might be an alternative to an online translation certificate program or something to do in addition. The current ATA Chronicle includes a short FAQ about the program and here's more info. Maybe someone knows more about it than I do and can fill us in on the details.

http://www.atanet.org/Mentor/

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Brandis (X)
Brandis (X)
Local time: 12:47
English to German
+ ...
wonderful Apr 10, 2004

Kim Metzger wrote:

The ATA's Mentoring Program is a translation skill-building program for members of the ATA. If you're like me and have embarked on a career in translating (or are thinking about it) but have had little or no formal training in translation, this might be something for you. Many people discover translating a little later in life when going back to school full time is no longer a viable option. It might be an alternative to an online translation certificate program or something to do in addition. The current ATA Chronicle includes a short FAQ about the program and here's more info. Maybe someone knows more about it than I do and can fill us in on the details.

http://www.atanet.org/Mentor/

http://www.atanet.org/Mentor/MentoringArticle.htm

Mr. Metzger, That was a wonderful and very useful link.

Thank you
Brandis
 


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