Asia Society – Jeff Wang
“This week…Microsoft executives showed off an impressive feat of real-time conversational interpretation integrated with Skype…before you trade in your grammar book…what’s the purpose of language instruction in a new age?…foreign language study isn’t about training every learner to be a translator, [but] rather a society that internalizes mutual trust, respect, and the disposition to collaborate…former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd remarked that “learning another’s language is a simple mark of respect.””(more)