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Lost in Automatic Translation

Narrated by In Sook Diamond

Released
October 27, 2025
Length
7 hrs 42 mins
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
This audiobook explores the rapid development and growing reliance on language technologies, such as virtual assistants and translation tools, and examines their impact on language learning and cross-cultural understanding. Drawing from personal experiences as a non-native English speaker, the author considers whether these technologies will help us communicate more effectively or potentially diminish the need to master complex language skills. It raises thought-provoking questions about the future of language acquisition in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.

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