Your primary language in CrowdGen will be your first language, also known as your “mother tongue” or “native language.”
You may, of course, speak more than one language with equal fluency. You can add your other languages and your proficiency level. When selecting a language, you will also need to choose the Dialect Country in which you know the language. For example, you can know Portuguese from Brazil, Portugal or Angola, and that is what you should choose on the dropdown. Your proficiency level can be selected from ‘Basic’ to ‘Native’ (see below definitions to help you know what level you are) and you can choose if that level corresponds to Spoken, Written or proficiency in both. Note that you are free to edit additional languages yourself, just go to your CrowdGen profile page and click on “Add languages”:
Be sure to add all your languages with their proficiency levels – this will maximize the number of projects you are eligible to apply for and work on.
Example definitions:
- Basic = The ability to communicate effectively using basic vocabulary and grammar, expressing simple ideas and opinions, and engaging in basic social interactions.
- Intermediate = Communicating effectively with more vocabulary and grammar, discussing abstract ideas, expressing opinions, and engaging in challenging social interactions. It requires understanding and responding to complex language.
- Advanced = Communicating in a language using advanced vocabulary and complex grammatical structures. It requires deep understanding of culture and social norms, and the ability to adapt to different contexts for intellectual discussions and conveying subtle nuances.
- Near native = High level of language proficiency close to that of a native speaker, with accurate communication and mastery of grammar, syntax, and cultural nuances. Achieved through extensive immersion, formal study and practice.
- Native = Highest level of language proficiency where a person has native-like mastery of vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and cultural nuances, using the language(s) effortlessly in any context. It is usually acquired through growing up speaking the language(s) or extensive immersion and formal study.