January 29, 2018

Robo-Tutors and Translating Megaphones: It's the Future of Language Learning

58 minutes

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In the News...

Kazakhstan is going to change the official script of its language from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet by 2025 - we admire their SMART goal setting skills and discuss what could motivate a country to make such a big change.

Main Topic: The Future of Language Learning

What does the future hold for language learners?

When a device translates what you say directly into another language, is there even a need to learn languages anymore?

We discuss

Gadgets and stuff that translates our language into other languages

How AI has made language learning apps a lot more useful

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality as learning aids

The good and bad sides of tech

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Kazakhstan to switch to Latin alphabet by 2025 - The Astana Times — Kazakhs used Arabic script from the 10th-20th centuries. The Kazakh language was based on Latin script in 1929-1940. The transition to the Cyrillic alphabet occurred in 1940. The Latin alphabet is currently used by most Kazakh diasporas abroad.
Turkish language, alphabets and pronunciation
307: Sexy Neural Net (featuring Janelle Shane) — Talk the Talk — Overcast — Kazakh alphabet change discussed on Talk the Talk podcast
The Future of Language Learning: Augmented Reality vs Virtual Reality
Google Pixel Buds - Bluetooth Earbuds for Pixel 2 - Google Store
This Megaphone Translates Japanese Into Other Languages | Nerdist
Basic English - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amazon.com: The English Language: A Guided Tour of the Language (8601404255595): David Crystal: Books
Will English remain the global language in the future? - Quora
Glossika (now with AI)
Mondly's Article Announcing VR Learning
Mondly: Learn Languages in VR | Oculus
The Megaphone in Action
Jeeesus WEPT! - YouTube — VR on comedy show 'community'
Why AI Translation Doesn’t Mean You Should Stop Learning Languages | The Memrise Blog
Robocop Mr Kinney VS Ed 209. - YouTube
reddit gift exchanges and more! - redditgifts
Dubbing With Benefits - The World In Words (podcast) — World in Words episode about dubbing in Germany
Epcot - Wikipedia
Black Mirror (TV Series 2011– ) - IMDb
Google Pixel Buds review - YouTube