ATA certification exam goes finally goes digital Thread poster: Kristina Cosumano (X)
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Kristina Cosumano (X) 
Germany
Local time: 08:08
German to English
This just showed up in the ATA Newsbriefs E-Mail:
ATA News
Computerized ATA Certification Exam
ATA will pilot-test a computerized option for taking its certification exam on April 3 in Charlotte, NC.
Candidates who choose this option will take the exam on their own laptops, using any stored resources, including dictionaries and translation memories. They will also have Internet access to non-interactive resources, e.g., online dictionaries ... See more This just showed up in the ATA Newsbriefs E-Mail:
ATA News
Computerized ATA Certification Exam
ATA will pilot-test a computerized option for taking its certification exam on April 3 in Charlotte, NC.
Candidates who choose this option will take the exam on their own laptops, using any stored resources, including dictionaries and translation memories. They will also have Internet access to non-interactive resources, e.g., online dictionaries and databases, but not email or chat rooms.
Candidates can still opt to handwrite their exam at this sitting.
Both handwritten and computerized exams are the same, and all candidates may bring any print resources they wish to use.
This exam sitting has been arranged by the Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters (CATI), an ATA Chapter serving both North and South Carolina. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 02:08
Spanish to English
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| Not sure what to think | Jan 30, 2016 |
On the one hand, it makes sense to allow computerized administration of the ATA Certification Exam, as this more accurately reflects the way translators work in the real world. At the very least, this newfangled approach ought to save a good number of exam candidates extra expenses for the damaged carry-on bags and hernia treatments resulting from schlepping all those dictionaries and thesauri to the exam site....
On the other hand, it does not strike me as unreasonable to oblige ex... See more On the one hand, it makes sense to allow computerized administration of the ATA Certification Exam, as this more accurately reflects the way translators work in the real world. At the very least, this newfangled approach ought to save a good number of exam candidates extra expenses for the damaged carry-on bags and hernia treatments resulting from schlepping all those dictionaries and thesauri to the exam site....
On the other hand, it does not strike me as unreasonable to oblige examinees to write out their translations by hand. After all, the exam is rather short (requiring the translation of less than 600 words of source text within a very lengthy time span). In addition, a digitalized format imposes an extra degree of vigilance upon the ATA to prevent cheating.
To my mind, ATA has far bigger fish to fry, so the issue of how their certification exam is administered leaves me rather cold.... ▲ Collapse
| | | | The Misha
Local time: 02:08
Russian to English
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ATA is largely irrelevant either way, and it's all their own fault. Double-dealing and infighting does that to you every time.
| | | | Kristina Cosumano (X)
Germany
Local time: 08:08
German to English
TOPIC STARTER | I knew they have been looking into it. | Jan 30, 2016 |
I assumed they would arrange some kind of digital translation without being online, so dictionaries would need to be downloaded, for example. Allowing online rescources and TMs did surprise me (will people take the test through their CAT tools?) but on the other hand, really does reflect how most translators work today, and also reinforces their statements that they want people who've been in the business for a few years.
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