Using English versions of programs - will knowledge of the language improve?

Question

IT education

Glad to welcome everyone! There are many methods for learning English.
But everywhere you need experience. Those. practical application of the language.

In this connection, the question is:
Using English versions of programs - will it improve knowledge of the language? For example, the same Windows, office, IM clients, browsers, etc.?

Purpose:
Free reading of technical literature, books and docks.

Answer 1

It will improve - in the sense that you will learn a couple of dozen new words, which, of course, is not very effective compared to other methods.
At the same time, there is a chance not to pay attention to some useful function or to expect something different from the action due to one's own incorrect translation.

Answer 2

I have been sitting on completely English software for 3 years. Windows, opera, other software, the first half of the year there were sometimes misunderstandings, now everything is without problems. Those. English pulls up a little, but I would not have high hopes for it.

Answer 3

I always put language Enlish (US / UK) in all software, if only because there are enough “jambs” in translations.
But learning a language using software is something new. The software in English will not improve your language skills. Well, maybe just a little. To improve your knowledge of English exclusively - watching movies, reading books, communicating with native speakers (this is if you already know at least the basics of grammar, tenses and language constructions).

Answer 4

I mostly use the English versions myself, just so as not to look at dull translations)
not that it greatly improves knowledge. I understand the technical language without problems, and then, I think, only live communication will help ...

Answer 5

Well, if you need to make English interfaces yourself, then certainly. Plus moral preparation for the moment when the program will be only in English. And so the discrepancy between the effort spent and the desired result.
It is much better to watch movies or read books. Books can dramatically increase vocabulary, and the language there, on average, is “cleaner”. In films, there is one important advantage - you can learn the original pronunciation. At least know what it sounds like. Well, you begin to understand something from accents or just people with poor diction.

Answer 6

I think if your level of English is not zero, it will not improve. Although of course it helped me a little in due time. This was forced because I encountered computers in the early 90s, and most programs and games were in English. Well, my level of English then was school-Soviet. In general, I learned that key is not only a key, but also a key :)
In short, if you know what Any key, paste and save are, then it's too late for you to switch the interface to English.

Answer 7

it will worsen the understanding of localization, that's for sure. Because sometimes they translate in such a way that they don’t understand.

Answer 8

I don’t know about the improvement, but the Russian is definitely suffering. After a couple of years of English photoshop, I can’t say without thinking how opacity, hue/saturation, etc. will be in Russian :)
Although I don’t think it’s bad. The people understand.

Answer 9

I have a phone and a laptop in English. I use English because all the gui, menus, buttons are sharpened to English and everything looks solid on it. And the translation is annoying, in English there are 2 lines and everything is clear, but in Russian there are 5 lines and what is not clear.
The language didn't get better.

Answer 10

It won’t help much, and then there may be some difficulties with consulting “dummies” with Russian interfaces - the exact translation from Russian localization is gradually forgotten, especially since such bundles as Tools-Options-Advanced generally translate at random.
Better read the documentation slowly - first in English, then in Russian to clarify obscure places, technical forums are also good. If the goal is only technical reading, then it should be practiced, feature films and books will not help much here, you will need it later (you want to listen to podcasts and watch video presentations).
By the way, more than software, non-localized games with large amounts of text help to delve into the language, but this is not for everybody.

Answer 11

Yes, I love the English GUI for being easy to grasp. But the GUI as such is not enough, because. a specific thing. Better English games. By the way, this at one time prompted me to learn the language.
However, if on official duties it is necessary to read technical literature fluently, why not read technical literature?

Answer 12

You would go through some toy quest in the language of Byron and Shakespeare. Here you have an understanding of the language, and jargon, and phrases with context ;-)