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Poll: What type of learning helps you improve the most as a language professional?
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Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise  Identity Verified
Belgium
Local time: 01:41
Member (2020)
French to Dutch
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Hands-on work experience... May 25

... backed-up by a strong linguistic base through youth and student education is all I've ever needed. Working for agencies during my entire career also helped me to rather easily adapt to all upcoming technologies. They are basically handed to you or you are at least made aware of them in an early stage. As far as specializations are concerned: I see no need for expensive education programs if the internet combined with common sense and a critical mind gives me everything I need.

Philip Lees
Gerard Barry
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 00:41
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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A mix May 25

A mix of these, but there’s one item missing: nothing beats language immersion. I thought I spoke French rather well until I went to live in Brussels where I discovered that my everyday knowledge skills were below average. Immersion forces you to use the new language for everyday tasks and communication…

Josephine Cassar
Philippe Etienne
Jennifer Levey
Luca Adie
Michele Fauble
Maria Laura Curzi
Philip Lees
 
Sebastian Witte
Sebastian Witte  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 01:41
Member (2004)
English to German
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We went from ... May 25

doing a substantial amount of CPD, in some cases involving paid events, combined with lots of translation, i.e., hands-on experience, and some self-study to operating based on what works best for customers so as to remain available and affordable: This means lots of translation experience, a small, but not completely negligible amount of self-study, and a small amount of CPD, in rare cases paid (then only at affordably priced events), mostly free events.

Maria Laura Curzi
 
Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
Slovenia
Local time: 01:41
English to Slovenian
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Books May 26

...school, study and self-tought. With me surfing the internet, i noticed my grammar got worse. I feel like that i need a proof-reader with me all the time.

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Michael Newton
Michael Newton  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 19:41
Japanese to English
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what type of learning helps you the most May 26

In trying to do due diligence, dodge dodgy agencies and trying to separate the wheat from the chaff, I would say "the school of hard knocks".

Daryo
 


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