Edith Grossman on the Art of Translation
Edith Grossman is one of the most prolific and accomplished translators on the planet. She specializes in translating great works of Spanish Literature from Spain and Latin America into English, and has translated some of the great masters of the Spanish novel: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosas, and Miguel de Cervantes. In 2003, Grossman […]
Photo of the Week: Wax Hemingway in Paris
_________________________________ Hemingway at Musee Grevin, Paris 2009 by Rosine Sauvage More photographs by Rosine Sauvage at ALTA’s Flickr page.
Photo of the Week: Sri Lankan Monkeys
___________________________________________________________________________________________ Considering some of the English signage we’ve seen, the Sri Lankans did a fairly nice job. Apparently, the English speaking tourists are known for making a mess. More photographs by Rosine Sauvage can be seen at ALTA’s Flickr page.
ALTA Sponsored Track Cycling Team Gets Some Press!
ALTA, sponsor of The East Point Track Club, was excited to see coverage of the local competetive track cycling scene in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The story highlighted upcoming events at East Point’s Dick Lane Velodrome, which include free races every Wednesday night. Events also include occasional Keirin races. EPTC team member, Jon, wrote an […]
Translating La Raza
President Obama’s recent nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court comes with the usual media sideshow of political opponents constructing all kinds of arguments against the appointment. If you remember Bork and Thomas, you know that these things can get pretty ugly. There’s ugly, and then there’s spreading fear and racial tension […]
What did the Mouse say to the Evolutionary Biologist?
No, that’s not a set-up for a punchline. The NYT reported today that scientists at the Max Planck Institute’s Department of Genetics have engineered mice with the human language gene, FOXP2. While the altered mice did not immediately begin talking in complete sentences, scientists noted that their whistling sounds were markedly different than those of […]
Egregious English: 20 Commonly Misused English Words and Phrases
In a 2008 episode of Family Guy, baby Stewie becomes President of the World and immediately replaces every law with four simple maxims: 1. All straight to DVD Disney movies are hereby banned. 2. All milk must come from Hilary Swank 3. Anyone who sees Peter Griffin must throw apples at him 4. Any person […]
A Dingo Stole My Language: World in Words Podcast
If any of our language-loving readers aren’t familiar with the World in Words Blog or Podcast, I implore you to check it out. Run, don’t walk. You will be fascinated and entertained. The podcast recently turned a year old, and it is consistently awesome. Check out this episode, which touches on an Aboriginal Australian language, […]
2009 PEN Translation Prizes Announced
Every year, the PEN American Center recognizes the contribution of literary translators to the advancement of literature and free expression. Here are this year’s winners: The PEN Translation Prize ($3,000) Natasha Wimmer for her translation from the Spanish of Roberto Bolano’s 2666. Wimmer’s translation has won several literary honors, including TIME’s Best Book of 2008 […]
English Pronunciation Lesson for Health Care Professionals
It is important for health care professionals who speak English as a second language to master proper intonation and pronunciation when speaking with patients. ALTA’s accent reduction training includes interactive homework lessons featuring recordings of real-world scenarios, such as A Visit to the Doctor. The following recordings (MP3 files that you can listen to repeatedly, […]