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ruiwenRay Kurzweil predicts that machines will reach human levels of translation quality by the year 2029. However, he's quick to note that even major technological advances in translation don't replace the need for language learning. That's because even the best translators can't fully translate literature.
Some things just can't be expressed in another language, and each language has its own personality, so that reading literature in the original language will remain the best way to fully comprehend its meaning. He said that very few people can master more than a handful of languages, and that ultimately humans will expand our intelligence through technologies that enable us to learn other languages more quickly. Many advances have taken place recently in converting speech from one language to another. In his book The Age of Spiritual Machines, Kurzweil predicted that spoken language translation would be common by the year 2019.
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Dec|9|2011
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thezartorialist.comLearning English in a non English speaking foreign country can be very difficult. Many students in Asia and non English speaking parts of Europe often have challenges when they try to learn English at university.
A key to learning English effectively is immersion in an English speaking country. That is why studying English at top UK universities can be a very helpful option. One of the major reasons for this is that English is the primary language of the United Kingdom, particularly in London and other parts of England. The English language actually originated from the UK, so there are plenty of available resources such as books, movies and songs in the English language. There are also many English speaking people to meet and become friends with, which will instantly propel the student's language skills.
When choosing a UK university to study English, it can be useful to get the Good Uni Guide 2012 which gives details about the top UK universities.
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FredoAlvarezThe British Prime Minister David Cameron has made it clear that his goal is for all immigrants to the UK to learn English. Therefore it's quite ironic that his government is cutting public funding for language schools across the country. Just last week Cameron gave a controversial speech on the topic of immigration, in which he basically admitted that in his view "state-sponsored multiculturalism" had failed.
One of the best remedies for this situation, according to Cameron, was to make sure that immigrants learn the language of their new home. However, this goal is about to become more difficult for many as the state is planning to limit free courses to students on unemployment compensation. Those receiving all other benefits including housing, income support or tax credits will no longer be eligible, and funding for English courses in the workplace is also on the chopping block.