Comments on: LANGUAGE COLLEGE? http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/ Have your say about anything at UGS Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:13:53 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Luke http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Luke Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:21:02 +0000 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/#comment-404 I would say personally, I don't really think Languages will play much part in the future of the world. Already we have developed sophisticated Voice recogonition software, and soon that technology will be married up with language conversion programmes. That will lead to person A speaking their own language, It getting translated, and then read out by a computer to person B. As well as this we are lucky enogh to have the worlds number one language as our native tounge. Realistically, one could phone up a large coorperation anywhere in the world, and someone there would speak good English. Apart from maybe French, I think no other language is that widly spoken. I would say personally, I don’t really think Languages will play much part in the future of the world. Already we have developed sophisticated Voice recogonition software, and soon that technology will be married up with language conversion programmes. That will lead to person A speaking their own language, It getting translated, and then read out by a computer to person B. As well as this we are lucky enogh to have the worlds number one language as our native tounge. Realistically, one could phone up a large coorperation anywhere in the world, and someone there would speak good English. Apart from maybe French, I think no other language is that widly spoken.

]]> By: Vid101 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Vid101 Tue, 20 May 2008 20:02:45 +0000 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/#comment-349 chinese, japanese, german, hindi, and swahili - just for DG chinese, japanese, german, hindi, and swahili – just for DG

]]> By: DG http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/comment-page-1/#comment-308 DG Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:06:38 +0000 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/#comment-308 To all these people who are proposing learning East Asian languages: Do you enjoy the written segments of French/German? If your answer to this question is "no", then you will seriously despise the written segments of Japanese, Chinese etc. if any Asian language should be taught then I will propose one that nobody has proposed: Thai. What about Swahili, everybody would enjoy that. To all these people who are proposing learning East Asian languages:
Do you enjoy the written segments of French/German?
If your answer to this question is “no”, then you will seriously despise the written segments of Japanese, Chinese etc. if any Asian language should be taught then I will propose one that nobody has proposed: Thai.
What about Swahili, everybody would enjoy that.

]]> By: Dave http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Dave Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:01:45 +0000 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/#comment-291 Me? Taught to speak L337? I could TEACH L337. I wonder if there are any posts open... In regards to Chinese, I agree with Hag. After having thought about it some more, I realised just how hard it would be for Chinese to over-take English as the worlds dominant language. I think it will become very important in business terms, and in the business world, but in everyday living for citizens like us, I can't see much changing. Except for our children and grand-children suddenly having random outburts of Chinese whenver they get home from school. Me? Taught to speak L337? I could TEACH L337. I wonder if there are any posts open…

In regards to Chinese, I agree with Hag. After having thought about it some more, I realised just how hard it would be for Chinese to over-take English as the worlds dominant language. I think it will become very important in business terms, and in the business world, but in everyday living for citizens like us, I can’t see much changing. Except for our children and grand-children suddenly having random outburts of Chinese whenver they get home from school.

]]> By: Packageman http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Packageman Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:23:01 +0000 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/#comment-290 You want 1337 speak? Try www.4chan.org. It has no place outside of the Internet. And even then, it's sparcely used. Meme's are far better to use. However, use them only where permitted. I.e. Not here. Hag's right. Although, Chinese films are coming in to play much more these days, although I couldn't see the entire culture catching on, what with the Communism and compulsory national service... You want 1337 speak? Try http://www.4chan.org.

It has no place outside of the Internet. And even then, it’s sparcely used. Meme’s are far better to use. However, use them only where permitted. I.e. Not here.

Hag’s right. Although, Chinese films are coming in to play much more these days, although I couldn’t see the entire culture catching on, what with the Communism and compulsory national service…

]]> By: Hag http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Hag Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:21:08 +0000 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/#comment-287 I'm not so sure - while most people enjoy a good chinese meal, our cultures are very different. While the US took over the known universe and made English the standard language of the internet, and became the centre of the movie industry, European culture soaked this up because we are very similar to America, culturally. China meanwhile has very different social standards, entertainment forms, music - anything you care to name. While China will become very important in the next 20-30 years, I don't think we'll be seeing their fast food chains, TV series and films cropping up in Europe so much as McDonalds, Starbucks or The Simpsons. I’m not so sure – while most people enjoy a good chinese meal, our cultures are very different. While the US took over the known universe and made English the standard language of the internet, and became the centre of the movie industry, European culture soaked this up because we are very similar to America, culturally.

China meanwhile has very different social standards, entertainment forms, music – anything you care to name. While China will become very important in the next 20-30 years, I don’t think we’ll be seeing their fast food chains, TV series and films cropping up in Europe so much as McDonalds, Starbucks or The Simpsons.

]]> By: Lauren W http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Lauren W Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:03:32 +0000 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/#comment-279 i'd love to do Japanese. ^_^ Although Gaelic sounds interesting, though it's not widely used, and i heard it's really difficult. xD i’d love to do Japanese. ^_^

Although Gaelic sounds interesting, though it’s not widely used, and i heard it’s really difficult. xD

]]> By: Establishment http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Establishment Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:27:42 +0000 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/#comment-278 ... I don't wanna learn Chinese. D: We should be taught to speak L337. What say you, Dave? - Esther 9R … I don’t wanna learn Chinese.
D:
We should be taught to speak L337. What say you, Dave?

- Esther 9R

]]> By: Brad http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Brad Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:54:47 +0000 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/#comment-267 I'd say that we should learn Turkish and Chinese. Many people have commented saying how learning spanish would be good because many people holiday there, but when your on holiday, most of the spaniards speak english anyway, and you usually only say the very basics. ^o) With China's development rapid, learning Chinese will soon become compulsary anyway, so we may aswell get a head start. I’d say that we should learn Turkish and Chinese.

Many people have commented saying how learning spanish would be good because many people holiday there, but when your on holiday, most of the spaniards speak english anyway, and you usually only say the very basics. ^o)

With China’s development rapid, learning Chinese will soon become compulsary anyway, so we may aswell get a head start.

]]> By: Imogen http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Imogen Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:15:52 +0000 http://ugsstudentvoice.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/language-college/#comment-264 WOW. i never thought japanese but that sounds like it would be fun :) i still think that we should do chinese though, and obviously spanish, I've always liked the idea of speaking Italian too :) WOW. i never thought japanese but that sounds like it would be fun :) i still think that we should do chinese though, and obviously spanish, I’ve always liked the idea of speaking Italian too :)

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