Los Angeles Times | Hossam Elsherbiny
Director of Language Instruction and Lecturer in Arabic Hossam Elsherbiny has published a guest opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times titled “If AirPods can instantly translate, why learn a language?” In the article, Elsherbiny argues that while real-time translation tech offers impressive capabilities, it still cannot substitute for the nuances of human communication — tone, register, dialect and trust — and he makes a compelling case for sustained investment in language education and public area-studies infrastructure.
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