Although there is a lot of software available today that can translate from one language to another, it is still necessary for people to learn a foreign language. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Due to globalization, the importance and popularity of web-based
language
translation
applications have grown over the past few years. Despite the availability of language
translation
software, foreign language
learning is still necessary. I completely agree with this
statement, and in this
essay, I will discuss the apparent benefits that natural translators have over Artificial Intelligence.
Firstly
, language
is closely related to a country's culture. Through language
study, students can know the culture of a nation. For example
, if you study English
, you can learn many things about English
literature, English
poetry, English
festivals and English
customs. Suppose we give a poem by Shakespeare for translation
; we can imagine how ridiculous the translation
would be.
In addition
, translation
software discourages further
interaction. For example
, if a tourist asks a local for directions using a translation
tool, the local would probably say nothing more than the directions since most people do not like communicating with a machine. By contrast
, appliances cannot convey the manner of speakers. If the speaker says in different tones like surprisingly, sarcastically or delightedly, the device will not express people's emotions. When face-to-face communication, we can understand people judging from their expressions, body gestures and so on, even if we do not use many words. But machines cannot do this
.
In conclusion, translation
machines help us somehow, but it doesn't mean that we can quit studying a second
language
. A mechanical interpreter will never take the place of our human beings as a translator or an interpreter because human beings decide their ability.Submitted by d.meshbah on
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