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| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5267 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 1 of 4 08 February 2013 at 12:10am | IP Logged | ||
I don't know if this would be useful for Japanese learners, but I love the concept.
Kids app 'translates' grown-up paper into child-friendly articles Here's a link to the promotional video in English. Edited by iguanamon on 08 February 2013 at 12:11am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| kujichagulia Senior Member Japan Joined 4852 days ago 1031 posts - 1571 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese, Portuguese | Message 2 of 4 08 February 2013 at 2:43am | IP Logged | ||
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I'm skeptical, but if it works, that will help get through that "kanji wall" when reading newspapers.
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| Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5386 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian | Message 3 of 4 08 February 2013 at 2:50pm | IP Logged | ||
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(I was surprised to see the English video... What's the point?)
It's not clear whether the app modifies the article (I think not), or if it's simply an access point for alternate content that the newspaper has prepared (I think so). I can see how that could help adult viewership (kids don't usually have iPhones...). I imagine this could also give access to translations, or better yet, make magazine articles available to learners with tons of additional information! Edited by Arekkusu on 08 February 2013 at 2:51pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| kujichagulia Senior Member Japan Joined 4852 days ago 1031 posts - 1571 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese, Portuguese | Message 4 of 4 09 February 2013 at 6:39am | IP Logged | ||
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I guess it depends on what age of kids the newspapers are targeting, but kids do indeed have iPhones here in Japan. I've seen kids on the train as young as 9 or 10 with smartphones.
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