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· Read your favorite topics in your non-nativelanguage(s).
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· Take content-related courses (e.g. macroeconomics, politicalscience) in your non-native language (not just pure languagecourses). Qz# 3p3N?
· 学习用当地语言讲授的课程(例如宏观经济、政治科学)，不要只学习语言类课程。 -S7RRh'p
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· Take challenging composition courses (not just creative writingcourses, but classes in journalism, technical writing, etc.) so youcan “speak” journalese, UNese, legalese, etc. a4 : `2
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· Copy (by hand) sections of textbooks and periodicals in yournon-native language(s). nhp)yW
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· Make a note of unfamiliar or troublesome grammatical points andwork towards mastering them. M\9IlV ?'
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· Familiarize yourself with navigation and file management undercurrent Windows operating systems (most of the software tools usedin the localization industry today are not compatible with theApple operating system). V2WUM+`uT
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