Discussion Questions - Listening

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1. What headline? did think you the read when you

2. What mind in are your images you hear the word when 'translation'?

3. What learning? think language do you of

4. What really like would learn? to languages you

5. How learning? aid can technology language

6. What translation? real-time think of do you

7. Would English stop with translation? real-time learning you

8. Which AI? with learning with a better, teacher or English is

9. How real-time your translation change would life?

10. What English teachers? advice have do you for

11. Did reading article? this you like

12. What the language'? you word think hear of do when you

13. What about you read? think do you what

14. Why English? are studying you

15. When language a barrier? experienced have you

16. What fiction science do think of becoming science you fact?

17. What will real-time the impact on translation world? have

18. What translation real-time will tourism? impact have on

19. What of the just one global do idea language? you think of

20. What like a language teacher? would to questions you ask

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Translation - The 20 Questions

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'translation'?
  3. What do you think of language learning?
  4. What languages would you really like to learn?
  5. How can technology aid language learning?
  6. What do you think of real-time translation?
  7. Would you stop learning English with real-time translation?
  8. Which is better, learning English with a teacher or with AI?
  9. How would real-time translation change your life?
  10. What advice do you have for English teachers?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'language'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Why are you studying English?
  5. When have you experienced a language barrier?
  6. What do you think of science fiction becoming science fact?
  7. What impact will real-time translation have on the world?
  8. What impact will real-time translation have on tourism?
  9. What do you think of the idea of just one global language?
  10. What questions would you like to ask a language teacher?

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