By Marybeth Timmermann   What does it take to be a professional translator or interpreter? To succeed in this highly competitive and tech-driven industry, you must be a highly adaptable human being who offers specialized skills and solutions that are of high...

by Marybeth Timmermann As language professionals, we are constantly receiving emails from people outside our contacts and oftentimes from people who may not be proficient in the language they are writing in, so nonstandard language usage does not always indicate...

This past summer, as I was preparing the syllabus of literary texts to include in my Hispanic Literature course at Metropolitan Community College, I decided to attach the English translation of the titles so students were aware these works were available in both...

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What Would You Do? There are multiple families in the courtroom dressed in traditional garb. Most of them have long hair. The women are wearing long skirts and large earrings. I recognize the bohemian style and wonder if they are Roma (also known as Gypsies, although...

This month we are sharing a blog post written by one our very own, MICATA Director Marybeth Timmerman, published in ATA’s The Saavy Newcomer. In her post “Embracing the Part-Time Paradigm: Empowering Part-Time Professionals to Adopt the...

It’s November. The weather is getting chilly. You’re enjoying the smells of apple cinnamon candles, pumpkin spice pastries and drinks, but you’re also a little stressed. You’re busy preparing for the holidays and getting ready to close out the fiscal year. So much to...

Whether you are a seasoned professional or a newbie just getting your feet wet, these professionalism tips and preparation tricks for interpreters are sure to come in handy. This is from a court interpreter’s perspective, but the basics can and should also be applied...