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Focus: Interpreting ARTNER P NAE & ENSAUER W The hronicle C A Publication of the American Translators Association VOLUME XXX • NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 2001 Focus: Interpreting ARTNER P NAE & ENSAUER W Net price: zero. No catch. www.star-transit.com The usual catch with free software on as is the terminology management the Internet is: it's a demo-version. package. But rather than us tell you all Not with Transit Satellite PE. Equipping the things Transit Satellite PE can do professional translators with a fully here, why not take a look for yourself – functioning package, it provides an ideal www.star-transit.com link to freelancers and employees alike. With all key features. No strings attached. STAR Language Technology, So the interactive training program is free, e-mail: [email protected] The Features Chronicle Ten Symptoms that Suggest Your Company May Not Be “In the Know” A Publication of the American Translators Association By Andy Ras-Work . 13 Volume XXX, Number 10 October 2001 Companies are being hampered by the inability of their employees to quickly create, share, and access information. To accurately diagnose this affliction, companies must look inward and recog- nize the symptoms from which they suffer. This article will pro- vide ten symptoms that suggest a company is in need of a knowl- edge management solution. A Gringa in Buenos Aires By Alexandra Russell-Bitting . 15 A report on the Third Latin American Conference on Translation and Focus: Interpretation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Interpreting In Search of…. By Andy Ras-Work . 17 Knowledge workers spend extensive amounts of time searching for information both on the company intranet and on the Internet. Having a solid understanding of search techniques and the different types of search tools can help knowledge workers dramatically increase their productivity. This article highlights the various ways a search can be conducted and how workers can ensure that their searches produce the most accurate results and deliver only relevant Pumpkins: Images of Autumn information. The National Center for State Courts and the Consortium for State Court Interpreter Certification Program Monthly Columns By Madelynn Herman and William Hewitt . 20 About Our Authors . 6 This article briefly outlines the mission and goals of the National From the Executive Director . 7 Center for State Courts. It then describes the Consortium for State From the President . 8 Court Interpreters Certification Program, starting with initial Upcoming Conferences and research and reform efforts on court interpreting, how and why the Educational Programs . 12 Consortium was founded, as well as requirements and advantages to Accreditation Forum . 50 Consortium membership. Consortium activities, accomplishments, Dictionary Reviews . 51 and future directions are also discussed. Le Petit Larousse 2001 CD-ROM Reviewed by Françoise Herrmann “I’m the Interpreter, not the Translator” or Tips for Health Care Context 4.0 (Electronic Dictionaries Interpreters on How to Educate Providers System for Windows) By Cynthia E. Roat . 26 Reviewed by Robert F. Taylor and Galina Raff Medical interpreters face an additional challenge in their job descrip- The Translation Inquirer . 56 tion: to educate the people for whom they interpret about what it Compiled by John Decker means to work with an interpreter. But how do you do this when Humor and Translation . 58 everyone’s in a hurry and you are the outsider? By Mark Herman If You Cannot See It, How Can You Tell? The Meaning and Significance Display Advertising Index . 58 of Voice in Telephone Interpreting ATA Chapters, Affiliated Groups, Other By Irena Nikolayeva-Stone . 28 Groups, and International Groups . 60 Accreditation Exam Sites . 62 Telephone interpreting, which relies on the auditory input of partici- New Active and Corresponding Members . 62 pants, demands voice clarity and the interpreter’s ability to use ATA 42 nd Annual Conference Information 63 appropriate tone and intonation consistently. The concept of proper voice usage has become an essential component of the overall Marketplace . 65 quality of telephone interpreting. 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