The Translation Roadmap

Sep 18, 2020
4 min

8 COVID-Era Online Language Practice Sites

As they venture off into unknown realms of the internet, some language learners may become overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of offering...

0 comments

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Sep 11, 2020
3 min

5 COVID-Era Language Practice Ideas

Sweeping in like an unexpected hurricane, this year has left Sitzman AE Translations curling up in its shell like a slightly bewildered t...

0 comments

Analysis of 3 Machine Translation Samples by a Translator

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

May 10, 2020
5 min

Analysis of 3 Machine Translation Samples by a Translator

I will analyze some real-world examples of machine translations to pull back the curtain on machine translation quality. I will put a variet

0 comments

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Apr 19, 2020
5 min

How Good Is Machine Translation Really?

Ready for a day of linguistic mind reading, I opened my email one day to find a request for proofreading of a translation completed by a ver

0 comments

Introduction Video: German Words Unraveled

Carlie

Apr 16, 2020
1 min

Introduction Video: German Words Unraveled

Take a look at my introduction video for German Words Unraveled.

0 comments

Open for Business During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Mar 27, 2020
2 min

Open for Business During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Over the past few weeks, Sitzman AE Translations has joined the hundreds of thousands of businesses across the globe who have discontinue...

0 comments

Sitzman AE Translations Goes to Germany & Back

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Feb 15, 2020
4 min

Sitzman AE Translations Goes to Germany & Back

Although I had been quite successful in my translation endeavors thus far and was quite fluent in German, I remained dissatisfied with my

0 comments

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Feb 1, 2020
6 min

First Year of Sitzman AE Translations

It was a little over ten years ago this month that a recent college graduate and experienced technical draftsperson set out at the height of

1 comment

An ATA-Certified German to English Translator at Last!

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Dec 16, 2019
6 min

An ATA-Certified German to English Translator at Last!

The October of my tenth year as a German to English translator had nearly come to an end when I checked the mail to find an 8.5 by 11 envelo

0 comments

Communiques from My 10th Translation Conference

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Dec 2, 2019
5 min

Communiques from My 10th Translation Conference

In the United States, a translator can sometimes be left feeling like quite a peculiar sort of professional. Inquiries of “What do you do fo

0 comments

A Practical Example of Context vs Content in Translation

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Nov 15, 2019
3 min

A Practical Example of Context vs Content in Translation

It is widely known that words taken out of context can easily be misunderstood. How does context affect translation though? What exactly ...

0 comments

A Picture is a Translation’s Best Friend

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Nov 1, 2019
3 min

A Picture is a Translation’s Best Friend

Professional photography, top-notch content, a beautiful layout – the only thing that could make your document better is if there were a ...

0 comments

Communicating Effectively with Non-Native Speakers

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Oct 15, 2019
5 min

Communicating Effectively with Non-Native Speakers

It was a surprise to have a grown man screaming baby talk into my ear through a phone headset at three in the morning. An audience of...

0 comments

Walking in a Non-Native English Speaker’s Shoes

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Oct 8, 2019
8 min

Walking in a Non-Native English Speaker’s Shoes

Have you ever had a meeting with non-native English speakers and wondered why they were so quiet, when previously they had been full of...

0 comments

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Sep 16, 2019
4 min

Why have a foreign text edited?

Is your document really good, when it could be great? Do you want a second set of eyes to ensure it’s perfect? Have you entrusted your...

0 comments

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Sep 2, 2019
3 min

Why have a translation proofread?

Have you ever needed reassurance that this text derived from languages unknown is not only as accurate as possible, but also as polished as

0 comments

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Jul 3, 2019
4 min

Daily Foreign Language Learning Hacks

Learning a foreign language can be hard for those who find themselves awash in a sea of native language speakers. In the United States es...

0 comments

Translation Behind the Scenes: Refining the Rough Draft

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Jun 15, 2019
3 min

Translation Behind the Scenes: Refining the Rough Draft

A translation’s first draft is much like a blocky painting before the artist fills in the details. You may have a good idea of what is go...

0 comments

Translation Behind the Scenes: Rough Draft

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

Jun 4, 2019
6 min

Translation Behind the Scenes: Rough Draft

Have you ever wondered how it is that you can send what, to you, is an unintelligible, incomprehensible written document to a translator ...

0 comments

Carlie Sitzman MA, CT

May 15, 2019
4 min

This English Translation Looks Funny

You’ve ordered a translation in English, your mother tongue. The language you’ve spent countless workdays reading in your e-mail, spent e...

0 comments

{"items":["5f56a7aa28ac2d0017c220c3","5f56a5e23e37f400179d53ec","5e9619585afc550017758e3b","5e96162ad1bb0100176e8bf1","5e98b4397c340f001775dbd2","5e7d2f3a5ad8a300174ca9fa","5e1e3a05108316001710ab4b","5e1e24b4543cb10017afcc80","5ddaeecfd43fa400176a2204","5ddaedcb08949a0017e0b050","5db86d6f281aff0017143134","5db86b7af1f7590017608fbd","5d9b5f89e1966b001749bcca","5d9b5e47db227f00174a166a","5d6840fc8adb120016659e16","5d68424cb6c82800166700a8","5d1cc18d574c7c001507e1d5","5cf53b1c696bc20015ad74db","5cf536b679a36c00156b8001","5cabbe77395f7e001534a7df"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(220,220,220,0.75)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}

The Translation Roadmap

8 COVID-Era Online Language Practice Sites

5 COVID-Era Language Practice Ideas

Analysis of 3 Machine Translation Samples by a Translator

How Good Is Machine Translation Really?

Introduction Video: German Words Unraveled

Open for Business During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Sitzman AE Translations Goes to Germany & Back

First Year of Sitzman AE Translations

An ATA-Certified German to English Translator at Last!

Communiques from My 10th Translation Conference

A Practical Example of Context vs Content in Translation

A Picture is a Translation’s Best Friend

Communicating Effectively with Non-Native Speakers

Walking in a Non-Native English Speaker’s Shoes

Why have a foreign text edited?

Why have a translation proofread?

Daily Foreign Language Learning Hacks

Translation Behind the Scenes: Refining the Rough Draft

Translation Behind the Scenes: Rough Draft

This English Translation Looks Funny

Home

Meet Carlie

Services

Blog

Contact