My sister ran into this article - http://www.historytoday.com/michael-pollitt/warning-history-google-translate-generation and it (or something like it) should be read by all who want shortcuts to the original languages.
Thanks Ken. I especially like this quote in the article - "The ‘decade of decline’ in language learning and the generation of Google translators it produced threaten our understanding of foreign cultures in just the same way."
This digital age has improved the accessibility of tools to learn a language but there is a danger that people rely too much on these and shortchange the process of really learning that language and culture surrounding that language.
... there is a danger that people rely too much on these and shortchange the process of really learning that language and culture surrounding that language.
Great observation, Bruce. Culture is context. Failure to understand language within its cultural milieu makes us likely to misunderstand.
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