{"id":270,"date":"2015-12-22T16:15:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T14:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2026-11-11T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T15:13:07","slug":"academic-translation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic translation and editing for research impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-ce6fb5d\" id=\"academic-translations-into-english-and-academic-editing-in-english\" data-block-id=\"ce6fb5d\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Academic translations into English and academic editing in English<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-6fe4fbe\" data-block-id=\"6fe4fbe\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Supporting research throughout the research ecosystem: I translate from German into English and edit English texts to facilitate communication between researchers, science communication to broader audiences, and practical communication at universities and in other knowledge-intensive organizations.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature-grid alignwide stk-block-feature-grid stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1ad5523 is-style-default\" data-block-id=\"1ad5523\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1ad5523-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e877716\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e877716\"><style>.stk-e877716-container{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) !important;}.stk-e877716-container:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e877716-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e877716-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-eb23db8\" data-block-id=\"eb23db8\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-0696cf8\" id=\"research\" data-block-id=\"0696cf8\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">RESEARCH<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My translation and editing services ensure that your research paper will be well received in English by international experts in your field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-a343146\" data-block-id=\"a343146\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button is-style-ghost stk-block stk-58e9eaf\" data-block-id=\"58e9eaf\"><style>.stk-58e9eaf .stk-button{background:transparent !important;}.stk-58e9eaf 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stk-inner-blocks stk-72903cd-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8612345\" data-block-id=\"8612345\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-33f2c4d\" id=\"research-communication\" data-block-id=\"33f2c4d\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">RESEARCH COMMUNICATION<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My translation and editing services in research and science communication bring your research to diverse audiences and can help with its translation into practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-fadbf66\" data-block-id=\"fadbf66\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button is-style-ghost stk-block stk-aacf007\" data-block-id=\"aacf007\"><style>.stk-aacf007 .stk-button{background:transparent !important;}.stk-aacf007 .stk-button:hover:after{background:transparent !important;opacity:1 !important;}:where(.stk-hover-parent:hover,  .stk-hover-parent.stk--is-hovered) .stk-aacf007 .stk-button:after{background:transparent !important;opacity:1 !important;}.stk-aacf007 .stk-button:before{border-style:solid !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"#scicomm\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\"><strong><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1f39b44\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1f39b44\"><style>.stk-1f39b44-container{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) !important;}.stk-1f39b44-container:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1f39b44-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1f39b44-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-119f52e\" data-block-id=\"119f52e\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-30fa5c3\" id=\"practice\" data-block-id=\"30fa5c3\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">PRACTICE<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c285e35\" data-block-id=\"c285e35\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\">My translation and editing services support day-to-day activities and the ongoing development of research, teaching and administration at your university.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-deaf99e\" data-block-id=\"deaf99e\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content 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data-src=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cloud-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"960\" alt=\"Clouds in a blue sky\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cloud-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cloud-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cloud-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cloud-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cloud-2048x768.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/960;\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_b153c6-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_b153c6-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_b153c6-5e\"]{padding-bottom:0px;font-style:normal;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_b153c6-5e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_b153c6-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_b153c6-5e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;background:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5);-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_b153c6-5e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_b153c6-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_b153c6-5e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"forschung\" class=\"kt-adv-heading270_b153c6-5e 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Providers of academic language services like me can assist with keeping the effort involved in parallel publications of more than one language version manageable: I craft reliable translations from German into English and edit existing English texts. As a one-woman services provider, I confine myself to a limited selection of fields in the humanities and social sciences when working on publications intended for a highly specialist readership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Sound specialist translations of research contributions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">I would be pleased to take care of your German-English translation or English editing needs in an area of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-b28ed4d\" data-block-id=\"b28ed4d\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-b28ed4d\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-2c9b865\" data-block-id=\"2c9b865\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-b28ed4d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Linguistics and literary studies<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-e24b0af\" data-block-id=\"e24b0af\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-b28ed4d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>History, human geography, sociology, ethnology<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-84eca92\" data-block-id=\"84eca92\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-b28ed4d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Educational science, social work and social pedagogy<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-ac4213e\" data-block-id=\"ac4213e\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-b28ed4d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Gender and queer studies<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Centring the human dimension<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2866f61\" data-block-id=\"2866f61\"><style>.stk-2866f61 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\">As different as these areas are, they are linked by the fact that they all revolve around human beings, human culture and human behaviour. Perhaps this is also why culture-sensitive human translation has an edge here.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b24de1b\" data-block-id=\"b24de1b\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-28e5773\" data-block-id=\"28e5773\"><style>.stk-28e5773 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{background:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;height:6px !important;width:18% !important;}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature-grid alignwide stk-block-feature-grid stk-block-columns stk-block stk-746fc5d stk-block-background is-style-default\" data-block-id=\"746fc5d\"><style>.stk-746fc5d {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) !important;margin-bottom:25px !important;}.stk-746fc5d:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-746fc5d-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d219f70 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"4\" id=\"wissenschaftskommunikation\" data-block-id=\"d219f70\"><style>.stk-d219f70 {background-color:transparent !important;}.stk-d219f70:before{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%) !important;}.stk-d219f70-container{background-color:transparent !important;max-width:1290px !important;min-width:auto !important;padding-top:2px !important;padding-right:2px !important;padding-bottom:2px !important;padding-left:2px !important;}.stk-d219f70-container:before{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d219f70-container stk-hover-parent stk--has-background-overlay\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d219f70-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-df6ffa7\" data-block-id=\"df6ffa7\"><style>.stk-df6ffa7 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1641 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glienicke_Bridge-e1717847433271.jpg\" width=\"1180\" height=\"472\" alt=\"Bridge\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glienicke_Bridge-e1717847433271.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glienicke_Bridge-e1717847433271-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glienicke_Bridge-e1717847433271-1024x410.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1180\/472;\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c\"]{font-style:normal;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;background:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5);-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"scicomm\" class=\"kt-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-palette-color-8-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_966cb3-2c\">Research communication from German-speaking Europe in English \u2013 Doubly translated messaging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Science and research communication needs to be appropriate for its time, medium, and target group, substantively reliable and confidence-inspiring. This is all just as important when it is disseminated in a foreign language \u2013 and not \u201cmerely&#8221; translated from specialist jargon into more ordinary language. I will gladly take care of your research communication translations (from German into English) or editing jobs (in English). Not only as a language professional with a feel for language, but also with language awareness and attentiveness towards your content and intended audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">From science-savvy audiences to target groups with little affinity for research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Not only are the subject matter, objectives and target groups of science communication diverse \u2013 this communication also takes place in varied contexts and formats. I translate and edit material including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-02be622\" data-block-id=\"02be622\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-02be622\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-af42b90\" data-block-id=\"af42b90\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-02be622\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Multimedia features, press releases and research magazines for universities<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-8033d15\" data-block-id=\"8033d15\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-02be622\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Teaching material for universities (such as slides for courses being newly delivered in English)<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-d944359\" data-block-id=\"d944359\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-02be622\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Academic policy advice (especially youth policy, family policy, mobility policy)<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-857f21b\" data-block-id=\"857f21b\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-02be622\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Climate communication and education for sustainable development<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-8df6220\" data-block-id=\"8df6220\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-02be622\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Texts for museums, memorials, and other sites of learning and education providers<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-b86ca96\" data-block-id=\"b86ca96\"><style>.stk-b86ca96 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{background:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;height:6px !important;width:18% !important;}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature-grid alignwide stk-block-feature-grid stk-block-columns stk-block stk-594391d stk-block-background is-style-default\" id=\"wissenschaftspraxis\" data-block-id=\"594391d\"><style>.stk-594391d {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) !important;margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-594391d:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-594391d-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a879682 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"4\" id=\"university-translation\" data-block-id=\"a879682\"><style>.stk-a879682 {background-color:transparent !important;}.stk-a879682:before{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%) !important;}.stk-a879682-container{background-color:transparent !important;max-width:1290px !important;min-width:auto !important;padding-top:2px !important;padding-right:2px !important;padding-bottom:2px !important;padding-left:2px !important;}.stk-a879682-container:before{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a879682-container stk-hover-parent stk--has-background-overlay\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a879682-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-d892c85\" data-block-id=\"d892c85\"><style>.stk-d892c85 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2248 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bee.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Bumble bee on a flower\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bee.png 800w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bee-300x113.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/300;\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55\"]{font-style:normal;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;background:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #eefae5);-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"practice\" class=\"kt-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-palette-color-8-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading270_1b1eec-55\">University translations and editing \u2013 Practical support for research, teaching and administration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Internationalization is, of course, about far more than providing information in English. It nevertheless often requires the delivery of an increasing volume of information in English \u2013 from strategic mission statements to administrative forms and sundry sentences \u2013 to support day-to-day processes at your university. It is important that this communication in English does not displace other languages but complements them: a language regime is optimal <a href=\"https:\/\/mbjs.brandenburg.de\/sixcms\/media.php\/140\/broschuere_mehrsprachigkeitskonzept.pdf\">&#8220;when the best possible compromise between efficiency and fairness is found&#8221;<\/a> and an elitist, English-only language regime would scarcely be fair. As an external provider of language services to universities, I can provide you with insightful support to ensure that your efforts to provide information in English bear fruit and lead to desired outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">What English is right for my university?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps most obviously, the English used at German-speaking universities should not be \u201cDenglish\u201d (a form of English that mirrors German so closely that it can only be truly understood by people who are already fluent in German). At the same time, maximally authentic &#8220;English for the UK&#8221; or &#8220;English for the US&#8221; is also unlikely to be suitable: bizarre Britishisms (such as &#8220;MOT&#8221; as a translation for &#8220;T\u00dcV&#8221;) or absurd Americanisms cannot facilitate friction-free English communication against the backdrop of a Germanophone environment. Information that would be clear in an Anglophone environment can become cryptic in the German context. Is the date &#8220;4\/12\/24&#8221; meant to refer to April or December, for example? Writing out the month as a word can solve the problem. Thinking about the needs of the language users we are serving is more important and more useful than thinking about what people would hypothetically say somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to these broad requirements for university English, aspects specific to individual countries, federal states and universities need to be considered: legislative environments vary and most universities have their own English terminology and their own house styles. As an external translator, I use the resources that are already available and contribute to organizational language resources (also in technical terms, for example by supplying files from Trados Studio or MemoQ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Not just correct, but also usable: Empowering people to get stuff done<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Practical communication sometimes seeks only to inform, but it often seeks to empower recipients to perform some action such as applying for an ID card, scholarship, state allowance or research funding grant. Universities produce numerous guidance documents with instructions for overcoming bureaucratic hurdles. The translations of these dull, dry but highly useful documents are often only valid for brief periods before changes to the content make a new document necessary. They do not need to be eloquent and elegant \u2013 just clear and accurate enough to ensure success. Are machine translations good enough to achieve this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Not without comprehensive editing and overhauling, at the very least: the highly specific information sought by readers is often quite difficult to find in machine translations with their highly creative designations for things that already had names in English. Machine translation gives offices names not found on door signs, invents module designations not found in module catalogues, apportions new names to forms that make them hard to locate, gives books new titles, and even changes the names of bus stops and train stations. This creates confusion: fictitious parallel worlds spring up at exactly the places in the text that provide specific instructions to readers about where to go and what to do. Surmounting barriers to usability costs time, money and energy and translations with poor usability contribute to inefficient language regimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In my university translation and editing work, I avoid building parallel worlds and stay firmly in the real world \u2013 including the applicable legal context. As familiarity with some key vocabulary can make administrative challenges easier to surmount, I often keep some key terms in German and explain them in my translations from German to English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">I would be delighted to learn more about your university translation or editing project. Especially if it involves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-a2606d2\" data-block-id=\"a2606d2\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-a2606d2\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-3adb945\" data-block-id=\"3adb945\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-a2606d2\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI)<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-08e3009\" data-block-id=\"08e3009\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-a2606d2\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Languages, language policy, and internationalization<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-494023b\" data-block-id=\"494023b\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-a2606d2\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Sustainability and climate action<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-b66d998\" data-block-id=\"b66d998\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-a2606d2\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>AI and the digital transformation<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7c8a3117 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, 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767px){.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-sm-dir-vertical:not(.kb-section-sm-dir-horizontal):not(.kb-section-sm-dir-specificity)>.kt-inside-inner-col>.kadence-column270_acd8db-9a{max-width:1365px;-webkit-flex:1;flex:1;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}.kadence-column270_acd8db-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column270_acd8db-9a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"slow-translation\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><strong>Swift, swifter, swiftest or is it better to make haste slowly?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-f59ea91\" id=\"langsamkeit\" data-block-id=\"f59ea91\"><style>.stk-f59ea91 {margin-top:5px !important;margin-bottom:25px !important;margin-left:25px !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Why my &#8220;slowcoach approach&#8221; is a real time saver<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-bc819e5 is-style-default\" data-block-id=\"bc819e5\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f99db26 stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f99db26\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f99db26-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f99db26-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-e2aca56\" data-block-id=\"e2aca56\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-3b98405 stk-block-background\" id=\"time-to-understand\" data-block-id=\"3b98405\"><style>.stk-3b98405 {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-3b98405:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-3b98405 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-6, #fdfefc) !important;}<\/style><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Time to understand<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-f6d15d7\" data-block-id=\"f6d15d7\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-f6d15d7\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-f-6-d-15-d-7-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-f-6-d-15-d-7-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ccc1dbf stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ccc1dbf\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ccc1dbf-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ccc1dbf-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-fe96278\" data-block-id=\"fe96278\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I take the time to understand your content and its context \u2013 to speed up that process for people who will encounter my version of your work.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-ea4eb79 is-style-default\" data-block-id=\"ea4eb79\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8900e59 stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8900e59\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8900e59-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8900e59-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-19bae94\" data-block-id=\"19bae94\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-06c609e stk-block-background\" id=\"time-for-multiple-passes\" data-block-id=\"06c609e\"><style>.stk-06c609e {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-06c609e:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-06c609e .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-6, #fdfefc) !important;}<\/style><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Time for multiple passes<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-800b9ce\" data-block-id=\"800b9ce\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-800b9ce\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-800-b-9-ce-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-800-b-9-ce-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1732fff stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1732fff\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1732fff-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1732fff-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-d7bc62c\" data-block-id=\"d7bc62c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I work on your text in several passes (often including a listen-though as I proofread) \u2013 to remove stumbling blocks for readers and smooth their paths through your text.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-698467a is-style-default\" data-block-id=\"698467a\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bf8db76 stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bf8db76\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bf8db76-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bf8db76-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-fc32f07\" data-block-id=\"fc32f07\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-17c8e8b stk-block-background\" id=\"time-for-structured-communication\" data-block-id=\"17c8e8b\"><style>.stk-17c8e8b {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-17c8e8b:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-17c8e8b .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-6, #fdfefc) !important;}<\/style><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Time for structured communication<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-3f311d9\" data-block-id=\"3f311d9\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-3f311d9\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-3-f-311-d-9-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-3-f-311-d-9-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6508964 stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6508964\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6508964-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6508964-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b017603\" data-block-id=\"b017603\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Being too quick on the draw creates chaos. I compile my questions for you so they can be addressed without extensive back and forth. I also avoid the perils of multi-tasking by not always having my email programme open as I work. If you need a quick reply, feel free to give me a call.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-396f7de is-style-default\" data-block-id=\"396f7de\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b71a17f stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b71a17f\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b71a17f-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b71a17f-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-6be63ee\" data-block-id=\"6be63ee\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-7d3ab3d stk-block-background\" id=\"time-for-technical-wizardry\" data-block-id=\"7d3ab3d\"><style>.stk-7d3ab3d {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-7d3ab3d:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-7d3ab3d .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-6, #fdfefc) !important;}<\/style><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Time for technical wizardry<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-d6e27e3\" data-block-id=\"d6e27e3\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-d6e27e3\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-d-6-e-27-e-3-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-d-6-e-27-e-3-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-25cf385 stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"25cf385\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-25cf385-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-25cf385-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-224843f\" data-block-id=\"224843f\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I take time to familiarize myself with software in order to eliminate unnecessary manual steps and to make sure your project doesn&#8217;t get eaten by gremlins. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-9dfaafd is-style-default\" data-block-id=\"9dfaafd\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b606d3f stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b606d3f\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b606d3f-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b606d3f-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-ec8b757\" data-block-id=\"ec8b757\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-286073f stk-block-background\" id=\"time-for-language-awareness\" data-block-id=\"286073f\"><style>.stk-286073f {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-286073f:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-286073f .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-6, #fdfefc) !important;}<\/style><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Time for language awareness<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-039ddfd\" data-block-id=\"039ddfd\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-039ddfd\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-039-ddfd-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-039-ddfd-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-eb08fa7 stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"eb08fa7\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-eb08fa7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-eb08fa7-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e0baed4\" data-block-id=\"e0baed4\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I take time to keep my language skills up to date and inform myself about conscious language and Englishes beyond my own \u2013 to make sure your English communication is up-to-date and uses equitable and inclusive language.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-60e49e5 is-style-default\" data-block-id=\"60e49e5\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e2bfd57 stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e2bfd57\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e2bfd57-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e2bfd57-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-0104bca\" data-block-id=\"0104bca\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-986c6e6 stk-block-background\" id=\"time-for-cooperation\" data-block-id=\"986c6e6\"><style>.stk-986c6e6 {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-986c6e6:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-986c6e6 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-6, #fdfefc) !important;}<\/style><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Time for cooperation<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-fc09a8c\" data-block-id=\"fc09a8c\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-fc09a8c\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-fc-09-a-8-c-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-fc-09-a-8-c-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1ef8565 stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1ef8565\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1ef8565-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1ef8565-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-339ac6e\" data-block-id=\"339ac6e\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I often give colleagues a moment of my time to resolve questions about language usage, substantive issues or technical glitches \u2013 and when I need help myself, it\u2019s rarely far away.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-4811684 is-style-default\" data-block-id=\"4811684\"><style>.stk-4811684 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fa05053 stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fa05053\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fa05053-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fa05053-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-5a140cb\" data-block-id=\"5a140cb\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a8f0d7f stk-block-background\" id=\"im-not-the-worlds-fastest-translator-but-you-can-still-save-time-by-working-with-me\" data-block-id=\"a8f0d7f\"><style>.stk-a8f0d7f {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-a8f0d7f:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-a8f0d7f .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-6, #fdfefc) !important;}<\/style><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">I&#8217;m not the world\u2019s fastest translator \u2013 but you can still save time by working with me!<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-51f33fc\" data-block-id=\"51f33fc\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-51f33fc\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-51-f-33-fc-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-51-f-33-fc-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5dc459e stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5dc459e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5dc459e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5dc459e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-50f3636\" data-block-id=\"50f3636\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I may not be the quickest language services provider \u2013 but working directly with me could well still be more efficient than finding an internal solution or working with a contractor who uses subcontractors.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-98ea7ba is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"98ea7ba\"><style>.stk-98ea7ba {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-98ea7ba-column stk-container stk-98ea7ba-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ca82053\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ca82053\"><style>.stk-ca82053 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ca82053-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ca82053-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-aa7dbd2\" data-block-id=\"aa7dbd2\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-d2bfbca\" id=\"about-me\" data-block-id=\"d2bfbca\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">About me \u2013 Sarah Swift<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-6088767\" data-block-id=\"6088767\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">You may already know me as a languages person and a knowledge-intensive service provider, but here are a few more details to round out that profile. Did you know that I used to be an IT translator in the far distant past? That I am neither British nor American, but Irish? That I enjoy being a change agent and can handle a hammer?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-0352b95 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"0352b95\"><style>.stk-0352b95 {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-0352b95-column stk-container stk-0352b95-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9f7b0f1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9f7b0f1\"><style>.stk-9f7b0f1 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9f7b0f1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9f7b0f1-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a42762f\" id=\"all-it-takes-is-faith-trust-and-a-little-bit-of-pixie-dust\" data-block-id=\"a42762f\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">All it takes is faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie dust? <\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-141fcec\" data-block-id=\"141fcec\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">English is my first language, but my skills as a language professional go beyond a native speaker\u2019s feel for language and my work on your text will add more than a sprinkling of &#8220;native speaker pixie dust&#8221; to it. You probably don\u2019t need my &#8220;nativeness&#8221;<em> <\/em>(my origins on the Irish Atlantic seaboard and my spontaneous fluency in Hiberno-English, including grammatical features like the <a href=\"https:\/\/stancarey.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/14\/the-hot-news-or-after-perfect-in-irish-english\"><strong>hot news perfect<\/strong><\/a>). My command of the English language and my language awareness are probably more relevant to your project than my intuitive feel for English. So let me offer you more than nebulous native speaker pixie dust: expertise, thoroughness and reliable processes. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8aecfb2\" data-block-id=\"8aecfb2\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Confession time: I used the word &#8220;native speaker\u201d here (unwisely, perhaps) because I thought it might help you to find me. I find it embarrassing to call myself thus, knowing as I do that being an English native speaker is often used as a proxy for Whiteness. I frequently counsel against using the term because it generally cannot be used to describe your need for language services in a precise and non-discriminatory way. The term &#8220;non-native speaker&#8221; is even worse \u2013 its deficiency perspective implies that having English as a second or additional language is a problem when being multilingual and multiliterate is actually a fantastic asset.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-3fe69ec is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"3fe69ec\"><style>.stk-3fe69ec {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-3fe69ec-column stk-container stk-3fe69ec-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0148cca\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0148cca\"><style>.stk-0148cca {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0148cca-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0148cca-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-bc08973\" id=\"knowledge-intensive-service-provider\" data-block-id=\"bc08973\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Knowledge-intensive service provider<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e65f4a8\" data-block-id=\"e65f4a8\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I treat your content with at least as much care as I give to language issues. Content, in fact, is really what drives me \u2013 I am not just a language professional but a knowledge-intensive service provider. My clients deal with complex topics that are far from self-explanatory and I work to ensure that their analysis comes across accurately and coherently in English.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-8c1f7ff is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"8c1f7ff\"><style>.stk-8c1f7ff {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-8c1f7ff-column stk-container stk-8c1f7ff-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-282e502\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"282e502\"><style>.stk-282e502 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-282e502-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-282e502-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-20280cb\" id=\"irish-by-birth-upper-franconian-by-choice\" data-block-id=\"20280cb\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Irish by birth, Upper Franconian by choice<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e99708b\" data-block-id=\"e99708b\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I come from the north of Ireland (but not from Northern Ireland) and I live a mere bike ride from Germany\u2019s eastern border (but not in eastern Germany). Maybe that&#8217;s why I pay close attention to questions of geography and identities and carefully avoid conflating concepts such as nationality and citizenship. At any rate, I have the peace and quiet that your text needs in my office in Northern Bavaria.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e06504a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e06504a\"><style>.stk-e06504a {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e06504a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e06504a-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-2ffe7c9\" data-block-id=\"2ffe7c9\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2217 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240328_143504190-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"Rainbow over Bamberg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240328_143504190-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240328_143504190-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240328_143504190-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240328_143504190-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240328_143504190-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-7355741 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"7355741\"><style>.stk-7355741 {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-7355741-column stk-container stk-7355741-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a3139e1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a3139e1\"><style>.stk-a3139e1 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a3139e1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a3139e1-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-b9d810c\" id=\"change-agent\" data-block-id=\"b9d810c\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Change agent<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8a2c171\" data-block-id=\"8a2c171\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Many issues that my clients care about also matter to me. Transport and mobility justice, for example, or linguistic justice. I relish opportunities to support progressive agendas in a small but significant way with clear and reliable translation and editing work.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-2f1e00d is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"2f1e00d\"><style>.stk-2f1e00d {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-2f1e00d-column stk-container stk-2f1e00d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3c32579\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3c32579\"><style>.stk-3c32579 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3c32579-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3c32579-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-1e8f9f2\" id=\"observant-traveller\" data-block-id=\"1e8f9f2\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Observant traveller<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9c40c32\" data-block-id=\"9c40c32\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I don&#8217;t have a car \u2013 I don&#8217;t even have a driving licence \u2013 and I mainly use sustainable forms of mobility. That shapes my perspective: I\u2019m not used to hurtling from point A to point B by the quickest and most direct route, isolated from my fellow humans and my surroundings in a metal capsule. I tend to pick up on much of the detail of what is between A and B. This focus on context also characterizes my work on your text.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c5b539f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c5b539f\"><style>.stk-c5b539f {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c5b539f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c5b539f-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-3b6828f\" data-block-id=\"3b6828f\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2459 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230930_111908043-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1923\" alt=\"Sarah Swift in a forest\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230930_111908043-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230930_111908043-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230930_111908043-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230930_111908043-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20230930_111908043-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1923;\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-3bacf13 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"3bacf13\"><style>.stk-3bacf13 {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-3bacf13-column stk-container stk-3bacf13-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e4f3e69\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e4f3e69\"><style>.stk-e4f3e69 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e4f3e69-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e4f3e69-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-e6f9957\" id=\"barrier-hater\" data-block-id=\"e6f9957\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Barrier hater<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-edeefe7\" data-block-id=\"edeefe7\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Most people can get past these barriers most of the time \u2013 sometimes even without getting their feet wet \u2013 but they are a problem for some people some of the time. Barriers like this frequently remind me that Germany ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities back in 2009 but has been slow to deliver comprehensive accessibility and usability. I set out to ensure that my translation and editing work provides user experiences that are NOT akin to a muddy slalom through a puddle.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7ae7ce2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7ae7ce2\"><style>.stk-7ae7ce2 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7ae7ce2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7ae7ce2-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-3474370\" data-block-id=\"3474370\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2226 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240404_163727034-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"Red and white barriers on a path that force people to walk or cycle through puddles\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240404_163727034-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240404_163727034-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240404_163727034-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240404_163727034-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240404_163727034-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-4f03020 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"4f03020\"><style>.stk-4f03020 {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-4f03020-column stk-container stk-4f03020-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-508b768\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"508b768\"><style>.stk-508b768 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-508b768-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-508b768-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-c87aa1f\" id=\"former-it-translator\" data-block-id=\"c87aa1f\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Former IT translator<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c2517eb\" data-block-id=\"c2517eb\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I haven&#8217;t worked in the IT sector for decades, but I have retained an unflinching attitude to technology from those days \u2013 and a certain willingness to engage with technical innovations.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-a3e524f is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"a3e524f\"><style>.stk-a3e524f {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-a3e524f-column stk-container stk-a3e524f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f6dbb28\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f6dbb28\"><style>.stk-f6dbb28 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f6dbb28-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f6dbb28-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-78a333e\" id=\"a-one-woman-band-but-not-without-backing\" data-block-id=\"78a333e\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">A one-woman band \u2013 but not without backing<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4f67d14\" data-block-id=\"4f67d14\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I keep in close touch with a handful of freelance colleagues who can step in to replace me in an emergency or assist me when a project needs to advance faster than my capacities permit. I also value lively dialogue with many university translators and with my colleagues in various networks including the professional associations BD\u00dc and MET.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature stk-block-feature stk-block stk-9538a3f is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"9538a3f\"><style>.stk-9538a3f {--stk-feature-flex-wrap:nowrap !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-content-align stk-9538a3f-column stk-container stk-9538a3f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-30192f4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"30192f4\"><style>.stk-30192f4 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-30192f4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-30192f4-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-edb6a09\" id=\"hammer-wielder\" data-block-id=\"edb6a09\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Hammer wielder<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English has its uses as a lingua franca but it can also wreak epistemic violence. Handling this dangerous tool is part and parcel of my work. But I seek to use it constructively \u2013 as a tool \u2013 and not destructively \u2013 as a weapon. I am not the language police and my suggestions should be understood as options and not as truths that I seek to dictate. My practice of <a href=\"https:\/\/karenyin.com\/books\/csg-book\"><strong>conscious language (as defined by Karen Yin)<\/strong><\/a> includes taking care to avoid imposing my own language preferences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I provide both editing and translation services, but I prefer translation because my translations supplement original texts without supplanting them. Having multiple usable versions of a text ensures that more can be thought and expressed and that more people can be reached than would be possible in only one language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c689295\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c689295\"><style>.stk-c689295 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c689295-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c689295-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-84d2de5\" data-block-id=\"84d2de5\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2241 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hammer.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Hammer\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hammer.png 640w, https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hammer-300x225.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f26014c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-feature-grid alignwide stk-block-feature-grid stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8be3409 is-style-default\" data-block-id=\"8be3409\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8be3409-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5cd7005\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5cd7005\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5cd7005-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5cd7005-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-41ef072\" data-block-id=\"41ef072\"><style>.stk-41ef072 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2462 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s-swift.de\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PXL_20231016_144525390-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1923\" alt=\"Sarah Swift standing by the river in Bamberg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1923;\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-713acee stk-block-background\" id=\"lets-get-started-contact-me\" data-block-id=\"713acee\"><style>.stk-713acee {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-713acee:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #048843) !important;}.stk-713acee .stk-block-heading__text{color:#ffffff !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Let\u2019s get started. 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