October 19, 2018
Being a translator requires a love of continuous learning. Translators must continue learning as languages are always evolving and knowledge of a language is never perfect. Here are a few suggestions that will help you improve your skills as an experienced and highly qualified translator: Read in Target Language
Reading is extremely important as it helps grow your vocabulary and increase knowledge of language, both of which are essential when translating. Read the newspaper, novels, the dictionary, etc. Reading will help your word choice and sentence structure when translating. Increase Cultural Awareness
One of the hardest difficulties when translating are the barriers of languages due to cultural differences. Languages are complex and translators require a deep understanding of cultural awareness when translating or the translation may not make sense. The best way of improving this skill is observing and practicing with native speakers. Practice Daily
Carve out time daily to practice translation. No one is a perfect translator, all translators must make time to practice to improve. When you make a mistake, keep track of them and learn from them so that you don’t make the same mistakes again. Try back-translation or translating documents vice-versa. If you are used to translating English to another language, practice the opposite way. Back translation will help you learn the other language better and increase your fluency.Talk with other translators
Communicate with other translators or native speakers of the language you are translating. Ask them for tips on how you can improve your translation skills and ask them to review your work for mistakes so that you can learn how to improve your translation skills. What tips do you have for improving your translation skills? Comment below and share with us. Tags:
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