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Poll: On average, how many hours per week do you dedicate to the study of foreign languages? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "On average, how many hours per week do you dedicate to the study of foreign languages?".
This poll was originally submitted by Enrique
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I have selected "Other" because, living in a country where one of my source languages is spoken, I am always absorbing new nuances of the language, althought I'm not studying it formally.
I also do read extensively in my native and my other source languages and I always learn something, but I don't consider it studying though.
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I'm studying Spanish for academic reasons.
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Parrot 
Spain
Local time: 04:20
Spanish to English
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Between classes and extra reading.
I considered classes necessary because I now live in a country that speaks what used to be my C language (now a very active B). That meant I had to constantly push up all the rest as a matter of habit.
I'm not counting satellite TV because that's practically a reflex. But all this is really geared to developing good reflex reactions in all working pairs.
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John Cutler
Spain
Local time: 04:20
Spanish to English
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emoreda wrote:
I have selected "Other" because, living in a country where one of my source languages is spoken, I am always absorbing new nuances of the language, althought I'm not studying it formally.
I also do read extensively in my native and my other source languages and I always learn something, but I don't consider it studying though.
Ditto
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| Double ditto! | Jun 28, 2007 |
John Cutler wrote: emoreda wrote:
I have selected "Other" because, living in a country where one of my source languages is spoken, I am always absorbing new nuances of the language, althought I'm not studying it formally.
I also do read extensively in my native and my other source languages and I always learn something, but I don't consider it studying though. Ditto
I don't currently study any *other* languages, but I live, breathe and work in Italy so I'm always learning something new.
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| 3-4 hours daily | Jun 28, 2007 |
I've selected this because I'm studying French. My work languages are English and Spanish and as I do love languages, in 2005 I decided to learn a Latin language. So, I chose French.
My classes are are on Fridays, a bit less than 3 hours and I add 1 or 2 more hours to practice and do homework.
It's an activity I do really enjoy a lot!
I wish I had studied it when I was young. However, I think it's never late to learn whatever the subject be.
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mediamatrix (X)
Local time: 22:20
Spanish to English
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| I hate language studies! | Jun 28, 2007 |
The question refers to time 'dedicated' to the 'study' of foreign languages. It's simple: none.
I don't 'dedicate' time to my source languages - rather, these languages seem to dedicate themselves to seeking me out and trying to trip me up!
I've lived in counrtries where two of my source languages are official (Belgium and Switzerland for French, Guatemala, Honduras and Chile for Spanish) for the past 30 or more years. That's been far more effective as a way of geting... See more The question refers to time 'dedicated' to the 'study' of foreign languages. It's simple: none.
I don't 'dedicate' time to my source languages - rather, these languages seem to dedicate themselves to seeking me out and trying to trip me up!
I've lived in counrtries where two of my source languages are official (Belgium and Switzerland for French, Guatemala, Honduras and Chile for Spanish) for the past 30 or more years. That's been far more effective as a way of geting to grips with languages than any classes I ever went to...
Study - wotz that?
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I must confess that I am a bit surprised that more than 50% of the people who answered the poll have chosen the option "None".
Perhaps is it assumed that translators know their foreign languages so well that no further learning is needed? Just wondering...
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 04:20
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| I've never taken that view | Jun 28, 2007 |
emoreda wrote:
Perhaps is it assumed that translators know their foreign languages so well that no further learning is needed? Just wondering...
It's a continuous process. Sky's the limit!
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Mara Ballarini
Australia
Local time: 12:20
Member (2006)
English to Italian
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emoreda wrote:
I have selected "Other" because, living in a country where one of my source languages is spoken, I am always absorbing new nuances of the language, althought I'm not studying it formally.
I also do read extensively in my native and my other source languages and I always learn something, but I don't consider it studying though.
exactly the same reason for voting 'other', and I also teach one of my source languages, so I'm constantly revising many aspects of the language and learning new nuances... but I've never considered it studying either.
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I hope to begin studying French next year. At present, I keep improving my Spanish and English.
Regards!
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Andrea Riffo
Chile
Local time: 22:20
English to Spanish
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emoreda wrote:
I must confess that I am a bit surprised that more than 50% of the people who answered the poll have chosen the option "None".
Perhaps is it assumed that translators know their foreign languages so well that no further learning is needed? Just wondering...
Perhaps some people took the question to mean "study formally", as in, language lessons at an institute, private tutoring, or even personal study but with a fixed schedule of sorts?
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 20:20
English to Spanish
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In memoriam
I answered none because neither of my languages are "foreign", nor am I studying them or any others.
I would not mind learning others, at least to a reasonable level, but alas, life is too short...
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Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 20:20
Member (2006)
English to Spanish
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1 hour/day from Monday to Friday.
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