Dtube-Patricklemarie-French Teacher Superprof Interview English
In addition to the above video published on BitTube, you will find below the script of the initial video made from the Interview by Superprof in October 2018 when I was asked by this website to speak about my job as an online French teacher, a translator and an interpreter.
https://www.superprof.fr/professeur-donne-cours-anglais-francais-philosophie-management-havre-visioconference.html
- Are you fluent in this language because of your background or because a teacher has made you want to learn it?
I started learning English when I was 11 and participated in a twinning exchange when I was 14.
I have always enjoyed learning languages and discovering new cultures.
I speak fluent English. I am a qualified translator-interpreter in the French/English language pair, consecutively and occasionally simultaneously. I have been a professional translator and interpreter since September 1981. I have been teaching in English at the University of Le Havre for 18 years (international management, business ethics, terminology, etc.).
I can also speak Spanish and German.
- Name the living, historical or fictional character who, in your opinion, is the emblematic representative of the culture in question!
Winston Churchill. A complete man. A brilliant politician, an officer who served his country, a talented writer, a British Prime Minister who left his mark on his time.
- Is there a word, expression, tradition or typical behaviour in this one that particularly amuses you?
"It rains cats and dogs" is a popular expression that illustrates the love of the English for their pets.
- Why is it important to know how to speak this language, whether academically, professionally or from a more personal point of view?
English has become the "Latin of the 21st century" both in the scientific field, most of the researchers' publications are in English, as well as in the business field on all continents.
- What is the main difficulty of this language and what can promote its learning?
English grammar is falsely easy and is very different in its structure from that of Latin languages. Grammar and structure learning should not be overlooked. The fact of studying English grammar with a French teacher, who after several years of study masters it relatively well, makes it possible to understand its subtleties.
I explain English grammar more easily to my compatriots than French grammar to foreigners. I have not faced the same difficulties since French is my mother tongue.
- An anecdote related to your profession or your schooling to tell us?
During interpretation missions (English/French) several of my French or English-speaking clients insisted that I translate their good jokes. Humour is something that is typically associated with language and culture and is not always transferable. The best possible translation will not always restore the humorous effect obtained in the original language when it comes to transposing it.
- Help us to get to know you a little better by talking about your different travels.
In my career I have accompanied English or French-speaking clients in several countries. Each time I loved discovering new cultures and allowing my clients to interface between the languages and cultures involved. The image that best symbolises my vocation is that of "a bridge between cultures and languages".
I also provided training to Malagasy executives by videoconference using French and English. It's fascinating to be able to train people remotely in real time, who are located in the other hemisphere.
- What makes you a Superprofessor, in addition to your ability to express yourself in several languages?
I know how to listen to my students. I like to discover my clients' business, their challenges, I like to support them, coach them so that they may achieve their objectives, their personal legend as Paulo Coehlo, the Brazilian writer would say.
Contact me for a free discovery session on Skype or Talky.com to tell me about your expectations and needs for your future training project. Skype: pat_fr76 Pat French Teacher & Translator WhatsAp: 0033683392173
https://patrick-lemarie-consulting.com/en/
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