English with Kirsty – episode 270
1/10 Learning through courses with Alfonso González Bartolessis
You can listen to episode 270 here:
To celebrate 10 years of the English with Kirsty podcast, I’m creating a 10-part series to celebrate 10 different forms that learning can take. This is part one!
There will also be an online networking event for guests and listeners to come together on the podcast’s birthday in July. Use the contact form further down if you want to be one of the first to receive more information about the event!
Today I’m talking with Alfonso González Bartolessis about learning via courses.
You’ll find out:
- How Alfonso became interested in languages
- The many forms that courses can take – we have to figure out what works best for us
- Why Alfonso decided to create the TranslaStars platform, who can benefit from the platform, and some of the courses that are available there
- How it’s possible to personalise the learning experience on TranslaStars – learning at your own pace, making connections with others, content in different languages.
- Why investing time in continuous learning and personal development is importat for everyone, but especially for freelancers
- Why we should never stop learning!
Who is Alfonso?
Besides being the founder of TranslaStars, Alfonso is a multifaceted professional who has developed his professional career as a translator, localization manager, entrepreneur and university professor.
As a translator he has excelled in the translation of European and international standards, scientific texts, audiovisual projects, and marketing content.
He has founded and co-founded several companies and currently works for Sinch, a global CPaaS company, as their Localization Manager (where he created the localization department for more than 9 languages and developed the current translation and localization workflow for different teams, units and types of content).
He also holds several master’s degrees in education, translation and international business management.
In addition, he is passionate about history, movies, arcade games, loves to travel, attend concerts and sporting events, and spend time with his wife, daughters, friends and family.
Connect with Alfonso
You can connect with Alfonso or follow TranslaStars on Linkedin.
You can also find out more about TranslaStars on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and the TranslaStars Blog.
This series is also a playlist on YouTube
If you’re enjoying this series in which we’re looking at the many different forms that learning can take, I’ve made a playlist on YouTube with all of the episodes! This is an audio podcast, so the YouTube episodes are audio too. You can Find the full playlist here.
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