Google Translate Serbian Tool – Should Human Translators Be Worried?
Oct 05 2009
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By Marko Danilovic
“Machine translation”. Translators shudder to hear those words! It is partly in disgust, due to a firmly-held belief that a computer will never replace a superior human translator (like us!), partly because we are scared stiff that it will! So we either vehemently deprecate machine translation, or we carefully skirt around the subject and hope, for example, that our customers won’t find out about the Serbian-English-Serbian translation tool, recently made available for free by the almighty Google (link below)!
Because the fact is that Google’s translation tool, which now provides automatic translation into English of Serbian websites and of copy-pasted blocks of Serbian text, is really surprisingly good (we will not discuss Google’s English-Serbian translation tool in this article, i.e. the reverse direction, as it is pretty awful right now)!
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By John Davison
The Russian language is the most commonly spoken language in Europe. It is a Slavic language whose roots can be traced to Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin. Though not as internationally prominent as its days as the official language of the former Soviet Union, it is still the official language of such countries as Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Russian is a language of dignity, but can seem intimidating to learn. If you have considered learning a second language, the Russian language will prove to be a challenging yet rewarding achievement.
As a student of the Russian language, you have several alternatives by which you can learn it. If you choose to study Russian at the college level, and receive your degree in it, you will acquire an expertise in the language that can provide you with several career opportunities. With a degree in Russian, one career option for you is as a foreign language translator. Foreign language translation firms employ people who are fluent in many different languages, including Russian. Coupled with knowledge in another field (such as law or medicine), you would have the opportunity to work to bridge the gap between English-speaking and Russian-speaking business contacts by translating websites and documents for them. Another career opportunity would be as a teacher of English as a second language in a Russian-speaking country. After receiving your teaching certification, you could work for a language school in Russia teaching students how to speak, read, and write English. With a solid knowledge of Russian, you would be able to work and live alongside native Russian speakers with ease.
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By Mike Decaprio
If you are not a native of an Arabic speaking country and you have learnt the art of reading and writing Arabic then that is perhaps the most rewarding experience you ever had. There are many who try hard and fail because learning Arabic is a big challenge to multilingual speakers. A language that has a completely different history and culture and doesn’t even come in the proximity of any other common language is ought to be difficult. If you want to learn Arabic and do not have the slightest of ideas on how to commence your learning then here are few ways to start your journey.
An orthodox way of learning Arabic is to interact with people who are already familiar with it. Studies suggest that if you want to learn a foreign language then listening to people who know the language and living among them to understand the origin of the language is the most effective way to go about your task. Practicing and talking to people who are skillful Arabic speakers can do a world of good to your Arabic speaking skills. By listening to people speak, you will start picking up words from here and there and understand their usage. Unlike other languages, Arabic might not come easy to you and it needs more perseverance and commitment to learn Arabic. Slowly and steadily you will have to create a good base.
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