«When I start speaking in English, it is impossible to stop me»

I like this language a lot. Plus, many people speak this language so I think it is a career-oriented choice.

I really want to become a professional translator. I enjoy translating poetry and I hope I will be engaged in literary translation.

I want my future career to be connected with both Spanish and English. Perhaps, I will learn other languages as I like many European languages.

The most difficult part is to make oneself do something, to overcome laziness.

When I remember the volume of homework that the students learning Chinese have to deal with, I immediately feel better. I don’t have problem with coping with my home assignments.

I’ve tried translating Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130, and it was quite a challenge. When I finished the translation, I immediately brought it to my professor and she made suggestions on how to improve it.  The final version of translation really pleased us both.

At the moment, interpretation is more difficult for me as I don’t have much experience. But I think I will gain it in the future.

Absolutely. I didn’t even have any ideas on where else I could go as I always enjoyed learning languages.

Apart from RosNOU, I also considered Moscow State Linguistic University. I got admission there in the second wave but I chose RosNOU because there were no problems with accommodation (I am from Blagoveshchensk city). Besides, the document submission procedure was much easier at RosNOU, so we decided to go for the safest option and I haven’t regretted it for a single moment as I love studying here.

Phonetics. Though the discipline itself presents many challenges, it gave me the largest amount of useful and applicable knowledge which I’d lacked before.

I enjoy speaking. When I start speaking in English, it’s almost impossible to stop me although I am not that talkative when I speak Russian. Sometimes, during a conversation, I forget some or other word in English but I always easily find its synonym.

I’ve already started writing a scientific article on translations of Boris Pasternak into English. I want to examine how different translators translated his works and conveyed his thoughts and ideas.

You need to be genuinely keen on translation. If you love the language, choose translation without any fear. And, of course, I wish all prospective students good luck with their studies.

Interviewed by Elena Zhiludko