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1) Subject: Arab Translators Network and certification of Arabic
translators and interpreters

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Date:  15 Jan 2003
From: Maher Awad <awadm at sas.upenn.edu>
Subject: Arab Translators Network and certification of Arabic
translators and interpreters

Arabic-L subscribers:

I am forwarding the message below from an officer of the
American Translators Association (ATA).  He is not a
subscriber to Arabic-L.  Please reply to him directly.

Maher Awad


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From: Jiri Stejskal <jiri at cetra.com>
Subject: Arab Translators Network and certification of
	Arabic translators and interpreters

Dear colleague:

My name is Jiri Stejskal and I am conducting an
International Certification Study on behalf of the American
Translators Association. I would like to review the
certification programs available in the Arab countries. I
recently came across a website of the Arab Translators
Network which offers a certificate for translators
(http://www.arabtranslators.net/certification.html). I would
appreciate any information on this organization and on any
other organizations and certification programs in the Arab
area. In particular, I would like to know:

* whether there are any government-sponsored certifications
in any of the Arab countries,

* whether there are other professional organizations or
academic institutions that offer such certifications,

* what the eligibility requirements are (if any),

* whether there are any continuing education requirements,

* how many translators/interpreters have been certified in a
particular program,

* what language combinations are available,

* how the translator/interpreter associations in individual
countries are involved in the certification process,

* what the format of the certification examination is,

* and any other relevant information.

Please respond to this e-mail if you have any knowledge in
this area. If I manage to collect a sufficient amount of
information, it will be published in the ATA Chronicle in
the "International Certification Study" series. All
contributors will receive credit in the article. Please see
past issues of the ATA Chronicle to get an idea what kind of
information I am looking for. Also, please feel free to
forward this message to any colleagues who could provide
such information.

Sincerely,

Jiri Stejskal, Ph.D.
ATA Treasurer

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