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Are translators good teachers?
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Víctor Zamorano
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Thank you all Nov 14, 2017

Wow, a lot of replies! It would be impossible to answer all of them, but I found some very insightful, Sheila's especially, and also Lidia's. Well, generally speaking, even if I was trained as a teacher (in a six months not very reliable Spanish program called CAP, probably some of you know what I'm talking about), I just can't "split" properly those both abilities, teaching and translating; I feel interferences between. I'll keep trying to solve this.

PS: Sorry for my late answer, ... See more
Wow, a lot of replies! It would be impossible to answer all of them, but I found some very insightful, Sheila's especially, and also Lidia's. Well, generally speaking, even if I was trained as a teacher (in a six months not very reliable Spanish program called CAP, probably some of you know what I'm talking about), I just can't "split" properly those both abilities, teaching and translating; I feel interferences between. I'll keep trying to solve this.

PS: Sorry for my late answer, I was coughing and sneezing... ▲ Collapse
 
jyuan_us
jyuan_us
USA
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Are engineers, lawyers, doctors, accountants, or architects good teachers? Nov 14, 2017

The fact the question was even asked is just beyond me.

I have been a good singer, which has made it hard for me to speak. I had to struggle to separate my ability to talk from my ability to sing.

Don't you feel it weird for me to make the above statement?

[Edited at 2017-11-14 16:33 GMT]
 
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