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Poll: How often do you read news in your target language/s?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 21:42
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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N/A Oct 1

I watch the Portuguese news (RTP or SIC) while having my breakfast, I watch the Belgian news (TV5 Monde) “à midi” and turn to BBC News if something exceptional happens. I don't read daily newspapers, but I do read a Portuguese weekly journal (“Expresso”), a Portuguese magazine (“Visão”), three French magazines (“Obs”, “Elle” and “Marie Claire”) and “The Economist”. I usually read in bed before going to sleep…
 
Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise
Belgium
Local time: 22:42
Member (2020)
French to Dutch
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Daily Oct 1

Reading the news in my target language is a great help to learn about a variety of subjects and specific words, knowledge that I can subsequently use to translate a variety of subjects or to search for reference texts more quickly.
 
Marijke Singer
Marijke Singer  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 22:42
Dutch to English
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I read and watch news in thre languages every day Oct 1

It is amazing what you learn when the news is presented from a different perspective.

Jennifer Levey
Christine Andersen
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Kay Denney
Ma. Alejandra Padilla - LaCour
 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 22:42
Member (2003)
Danish to English
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Practically daily Oct 1

I have a computer-free day now and then, but as my target language is English, I probably get a dose of it one way or another even then!
Quite apart from deliberately reading books and whatever I have lying about the house, talking to relatives etc.

I still have to work at it in my specialist areas. News and casual 'conversations' are not enough!

[Edited at 2024-10-02 09:42 GMT]
 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 22:42
English to German
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is reading news in your target language... Oct 1

something extraordinary?

Sandra Boca
Michele Fauble
Kimberly Wastler
Gianni Pastore
ipv
 
Josephine Cassar
Josephine Cassar  Identity Verified
Malta
Local time: 22:42
Member (2012)
English to Maltese
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Never Oct 1

I never read any news in Maltese as journalists either mis-spell the words and seeing words mis-spelled makes over and over again makes you get used to spelling mistakes - somehow journalists don't bother about the written word and its power when you see it written the same way day after day. Another reason is the current turning a word in a foreign language into Maltese construction and, sometimes, not even bothering to use the Maltese word that exists for it. I watch the BBC, Sky, France 24 an... See more
I never read any news in Maltese as journalists either mis-spell the words and seeing words mis-spelled makes over and over again makes you get used to spelling mistakes - somehow journalists don't bother about the written word and its power when you see it written the same way day after day. Another reason is the current turning a word in a foreign language into Maltese construction and, sometimes, not even bothering to use the Maltese word that exists for it. I watch the BBC, Sky, France 24 and the Italian channels are on all the time. ▲ Collapse
 


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