Should we learn a new language?
As phone apps translate quickly and accurately, learning foreign languages is a waste of time?
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Well, first of all, I profoundly disagree with everyone who says that learning a language is a waste of time. It is true, even if partially, that nowadays thank to phone apps translating words and phrases quickly, traveling to a foreign country has become more relaxing and enjoyable, especially because we don’t have to deal with language barriers anymore. Back in the days, when phone apps didn't exist, traveling abroad and communicate with local people in a foreign country was highly challenging, chiefly because English wasn't widely spoken like these days.
That being said, when we decide to learn a new language, we don't only learn new words that before we didn't even know they existed or cool ways to greet people, we also acquire its history, its culture as well as its customs.
For many people learning foreign languages is a hobby, for some people a passion and for some a waste of time.
At the end of the day, it's up to you.
Are you willing to spend time and money to learn a new language or would you rather use "Google Translate" next time you are abroad?
Search from various English teachers...
Corrections · 6
0
Should we learn a new language?
As phone apps translate quickly and accurately, are learning foreign languages a waste of time?To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Well, first of all, I profoundly disagree with everyone who says that learning a language is a waste of time. It is true, even if partially, that nowadays thank to phone apps translating words and phrases quickly, traveling to a foreign country has become more relaxing and enjoyable, especially because we don’t have to deal with the language barriers anymore.
Back in the day, when phone apps didn't exist, traveling abroad and communicating with local people in a foreign country was highly challenging, chiefly because English wasn't widely spoken like today.
That being said, when we decide to learn a new language, we don't only learn new words that previously we didn't even know existed or cool ways to greet people, we also acquire its history, its culture as well as its customs.
For many people learning foreign languages is a hobby, for some people a passion and for others a waste of time. At the end of the day, it's up to you.
Are you willing to spend time and money in order to learn a new language or would you rather use "google translate" next time you are abroad?
0
Approaching this as a proofreader, I can trim down some phrases to help focus your points :) You write very well! Be careful of being too "wordy" to sound educated or expand your wordcount... even though you did it very well. If your intent was to practice these phrase patterns, you certainly succeeded, but be careful how frequently you use them. Over-use dulls their effect.
Also, I fixed some consistency / patterns in the writing. We use "first, second, third" to introduce our arguments for our main point, not our main point. Since you only used "first", I removed it. I also adjusted some things to "mirror" a pattern for effect. :)
------
Should we learn a new language?
Since phone apps can translate quickly and accurately, is learning foreign languages a waste of time?To what extent do you agree or disagree?
I profoundly disagree with everyone who says that learning a language is a waste of time. It is true nowadays that traveling to a foreign country has become more relaxing and enjoyable thanks to phone apps that translate words and phrases quickly, so we don’t have to deal with language barriers as much anymore. Back when phone apps like this didn't exist, traveling abroad and communicating with local people was challenging, especially because English wasn't as widely spoken like it is now.
That being said, when we decide to learn a new language, not only do we learn new words that we didn't even know existed or cool new ways to greet people, but also we acquire its peoples' history, culture and customs.
For some, learning foreign languages is a hobby, for some, a passion, and for some, a waste of time.
At the end of the day, it's up to you.
Are you willing to spend time and money to learn a new language, or would you rather just use "Google Translate" the next time you are abroad?
0
The translators are not 100% reliable, in addition we can be in a situation where we were without internet and we were stay without communication. I saw a super cool equipment, looked like a "powerbank", you spoke and the device translated automatically into your language, but it was super expensive. When you talk about google translate, I do not think it's very reliable. There are better languages than others, where the translation is more accurate. You can use it as a dictionary to know a word, but not for whole texts.
Want to progress faster?
Join this learning community and try out free exercises!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!
Start Learning Today
