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Jeden, dwa… Polish is England’s second language

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by http://www.euronews.com/ Jeden, dwa, trzy… the second most spoken language in England is Polish, according to new statistics. A census of residents of England and Wales found that well over half a million speak Polish, reflecting the large number of immigrants who have come to Britain from eastern Europe over the past decade. In one London supermarket, newspaper racks are stacked with Polish newspapers. An “alchohol” sign has another alongside it reading “alkohol”, though the store’s owner accepts his customers hardly need the translation. “Some of them (Polish immigrants) actually speak better than me after five years and I’ve been here 65 years. Yes, most of them speak English. Some, obviously takes time, because English language is very difficult to learn,” said Wladyslaw Mleczko. The survey found that nearly 140,000 residents spoke no English at all, while almost three quarters of a million spoke it badly. Many Poles though go to great lengths to learn the langu...

ECTACO Info | Why Learn Language?

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We really enjoyed this article posted in the blog : http://farfromthebigsmoke.wordpress.com/ We are very grateful to the author for its creation. An opportunity after reading , someone will think about the problems about which the author writes. Why Learn Language? Last week, a comment was posted on a previous post which challenged the importance of learning language in the modern global society and indeed of trying to learn a language that so few people speak. The commenter stated: If there is only 3000 people speaking it then why not let it die off naturally, until it is replaced with English. There are still far too many languages in the world and this causes mis-understanding which can often lead to bloody conflict.The way to global peace is only having one language for the entire world to speak. Chinese is ok for badly dubbed Kung fu films but essentially its just incomprehensable gobbledlygook, so that only leaves English, which is already the most popular la...

ECTACO Partner LUX- The FIRST EVER Ectaco Free Speech Translators for European languages...

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Free Speech Electronic Translator ECTACO Partner LUX   The ECTACO Partner LUX features the following:   Free Speech Translation Compatibility with Android OS Hi-Res Screen and Wi-Fi Full Text Translator with voice output Interactive Language Teacher system with speech recognition Extensive Talking Dictionary and PhraseBook with human pronunciation ECTACO® Market - get additional language combinations for your Partner LUX Talking Picture Dictionary with pronunciation for all words UT183 Cross Translator for 183 languages all built-in Free Speech Electronic Translator ECTACO Partner LUX   www.luxectaco.com   ECTACO Partner LUX English <-> Russian Free Speech Electronic Translator ECTACO Partner LUX English <-> Polish Free Speech Electronic Translator ECTACO Partner LUX English <-> Portuguese Free Speech Electronic Translator Multilanguage Electronic Translator ...

ECTACO.ES | ‘El español, la segunda lengua del mundo’

http://www.presseurop.eu Según el informe presentado por el Instituto Cervantes , el español es la segunda lengua del mundo tras el chino, con 495 millones de hablantes nativos, y la segunda lengua de comunicación internacional, tras el inglés. Para el año 2030 se espera que el 7,5% de la población mundial hable español, y para el 2050 los Estados Unidos será el primer país hispanohablante del mundo. El español fue en 2012 el segundo idioma más usado en Twitter y el tercero más usado en Internet. ECTACO Info www.ectaco.es

ECTACO Lux | Review of the Ectaco Partner Lux

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by Michael Kozlowski http://goodereader.com/ Ectaco recently released a new breed of tablet with a built in keyboard. The essence of this new device is a language translator, made by a company synonymous with e-reader culture. How does this rank up against other tablets on the market and is it a viable investment? Hardware Not much is known with the internals of the Partner Lux from Ectaco, which is seldom a good sign. The tablet features a five inch resistive touchscreen display with a resolution of 800×480 pixels. It comes bundled with a stylus, which is used for pin-point precision. There are also two GB of internal memory and you can expand it via a Micro SD card for up to 32 GB. Battery life is fairly solid at around 10 hours, thanks to the 3350 mAh Li-Polymer rechargeable battery. You can power it via the DC Adapter that ships with it and use the accompanied Mini USB to USB cable. I found you could easily do your tasks all day long and not be struggling to find a ...

ECTACO Partner LUX | English - French iTRAVL Deluxe NTL-2F Talking 2-way Language Communicator

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ECTACO Partner LUX | English - French iTRAVL Deluxe NTL-2F Talking 2-way Language Communicator Category: Talking bilingual dictionary expandable to include over 50 language combinations Language pair: English <-> English, English <-> French, French <-> English Speech: English and French for the Dictionary; English and French for the PhraseBook The greatest travel companion you could ask for - plus it fits into your pocket! Whether you are learning a language to travel to your dream destination or if you just need a quick and easy translation, the iTRAVL is here to help. Real time interactive learning programs like the Language Teacher and U-Learn go step by step teaching you a basic and advanced curriculum for language learning starting with Alphabets and going all the way to Dialogues. Pre-programmed phrases and speech recognition functionality allow you to speak and translate anything in the Audio Phrasebook and have it pronounced in a real h...

ECTACO Info | The Geography of Chicago’s Second Languages

By Whet Moser http://www.chicagomag.com Down in the city's data portal, there's a collection of census data about the languages Chicagoans speak (or at least spoke, from 2006-2010). One of the measures is residents who "'speak English less than very well,' [categorized] by the non-English language spoken at home." The Census measures 40 languages (including a category for "unspecified"), only one of which is not reported as spoken at home in Chicago (Scandinavian). Out of 418,320 such speakers, the top languages are Spanish (70 percent), followed by Polish (8.5 percent), Chinese (5.4 percent), Tagalog (1.6 percent), and Russian (1.2 percent). Given how much Ukrainian I hear around my neighborhood (even from teens), I was surprised to not see "Other Slavic" out of the top five. The community area with the most English-as-a-second-language speakers? Belmont Cragin, with 31,142, of which some 25,000 are Spanish speakers and 4,000 a...

ECTACO.CZ | Inglês - Português dicionário eletrônico Partner EPg900 Deluxe

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ECTACO Inc | Inglês - Português dicionário eletrônico Partner EPg900 Deluxe   Preço antigo: $529.95 Preço : $ 399.95   Simplesmente único no universo dos auxiliares de viagem portáteis, o Partner EPg900 inclui tudo o que o executivo ou turista necessita para tornar sua viagem agradável e sem tropeços. O sofisticado sistema de Reconhecimento de Fala compreende exatamente o que você diz proporcionando a tradução instantânea de palavras e frases. O imbatível Travel Voice PhraseBook traduz e reproduz 14.000 frases utilizando a voz de um locutor nativo. O iHELP proporciona acesso imediato a frases de uso freqüente e de emergência, que podem ser enunciadas imediatamente. Recursos indispensáveis para viagem, entre eles, o Guia Turístico Fodor´s, CIA World Factbook e Audiobooks de viagem O fantástico sistema Language Teacher irá ajudá-lo a aprender o idioma estrangeiro durante sua viagem. O reliable and accurate 2-way Full-text Machine Translation with voice outp...

ECTACO Partner LUX | English - Korean iTRAVL Deluxe NTL-2K Talking 2-way Language Communicator

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ECTACO Partner LUX | English - Korean iTRAVL Deluxe NTL-2K Talking 2-way Language Communicator Category: Talking bilingual dictionary expandable to include over 50 language combinations Language pair: English <-> English, English <-> Korean, Korean <-> English Speech: English and Korean for the Dictionary; English and Korean for the PhraseBook NO NEED FOR AN INTERNET CONNECTION OR 3G - start using it right out of the box. The greatest travel companion you could ask for - plus it fits into your pocket! Whether you are learning a language to travel to your dream destination or if you just need a quick and easy translation, the iTRAVL is here to help. Real time interactive learning programs like the Language Teacher and U-Learn go step by step teaching you a basic and advanced curriculum for language learning starting with Alphabets and going all the way to Dialogues. Pre-programmed phrases and speech recognition functionality allow you to sp...

ECTACO Partner LUX | English - Italian iTRAVL Deluxe NTL-2I Talking 2-way Language Communicator

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ECTACO Partner LUX | English - Italian iTRAVL Deluxe NTL-2I Talking 2-way Language Communicator   Category: Talking bilingual dictionary expandable to include over 50 language combinations Language pair: English <-> English, English <-> Italian, Italian <-> English Speech: English and Italian for the Dictionary; English and Italian for the PhraseBook NO NEED FOR AN INTERNET CONNECTION OR 3G - start using it right out of the box. The greatest travel companion you could ask for - plus it fits into your pocket! Whether you are learning a language to travel to your dream destination or if you just need a quick and easy translation, the iTRAVL is here to help. Real time interactive learning programs like the Language Teacher and U-Learn go step by step teaching you a basic and advanced curriculum for language learning starting with Alphabets and going all the way to Dialogues. Pre-programmed phrases and speech recognition ...

ECTACO Partner LUX | English - Czech iTRAVL Deluxe NTL-2Cz Talking 2-way Language Communicator

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ECTACO Partner LUX | English - Czech iTRAVL Deluxe NTL-2Cz Talking 2-way Language Communicator Category: Talking bilingual dictionary expandable to include over 50 language combinations Language pair: English <-> English, English <-> Czech, Czech <-> English Speech: English and Czech for the Dictionary; English and Czech for the PhraseBook The greatest travel companion you could ask for - plus it fits into your pocket! Whether you are learning a language to travel to your dream destination or if you just need a quick and easy translation, the iTRAVL is here to help. Real time interactive learning programs like the Language Teacher and U-Learn go step by step teaching you a basic and advanced curriculum for language learning starting with Alphabets and going all the way to Dialogues. Pre-programmed phrases and speech recognition functionality allow you to speak and translate anything in the Audio Phrasebook and have it pronounced in a real human...

ECTACO Partner LUX | English - Chinese iTRAVL NTL-2Ch Talking 2-way Language Communicator

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ECTACO Partner LUX | English - Chinese iTRAVL NTL-2Ch Talking 2-way Language Communicator The greatest travel companion you could ask for - plus it fits into your pocket! Whether you are learning a language to travel to your dream destination or if you just need a quick and easy translation, the iTRAVL is here to help. Real time interactive learning programs like the Language Teacher and U-Learn go step by step teaching you a basic and advanced curriculum for language learning starting with Alphabets and going all the way to Dialogues. Pre-programmed phrases and speech recognition functionality allow you to speak and translate anything in the Audio Phrasebook and have it pronounced in a real human voice via speech to speech translation. Other features include a massive talking dictionary, electronic translator, full text translator, games to promote language learning and flashcards. LANGUAGE TEACHER - The BEST way to learn a language anywhere and anytime! The built ...

ECTACO Partner LUX | English-Farsi translator iTRAVL NTL-2Fa accessories: 2GB SD Card

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ECTACO Partner LUX | English-Farsi translator iTRAVL NTL-2Fa accessories: 2GB SD Card 2GB SD Card English-Farsi iTRAVL NTL-2Fa Price: $59.95 This bilingual English-Farsi SD card instantly increases the linguistic and storage capacity of your iTRAVL and allows it to translate and speak new language pairs! The 2GB card not only contains the entire contents of the remarkable ECTACO iTRAVL NTL-2Fa but is also the simplest, most cost-effective way to increase the functionality of your device. Compatible with all iTRAVL NTL models, this 2GB SD Card may be used as either the primary or supplementary component in any iTRAVL handheld. Please write the full name and model of your Ectaco device in the comments field. We need this information to make sure you receive the proper accessory that's compatible with your unit.   www.luxectaco.com

ECTACO Partner LUX | English-Chinese translator iTRAVL NTL-2Ch accessories: 2GB SD Card

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ECTACO Partner LUX | English-Chinese translator iTRAVL NTL-2Ch accessories: 2GB SD Card Price: $59 . 95   This bilingual English-Chinese SD card instantly increases the linguistic and storage capacity of your iTRAVL and allows it to translate and speak new language pairs! The 2GB card not only contains the entire contents of the remarkable ECTACO iTRAVL NTL-2Ch but is also the simplest, most cost-effective way to increase the functionality of your device. Compatible with all iTRAVL NTL models, this 2GB SD Card may be used as either the primary or supplementary component in any iTRAVL handheld. Please write the full name and model of your Ectaco device in the comments field. We need this information to make sure you receive the proper accessory that's compatible with your unit   Other products: Chinese electronic dictionaries