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Don’t just talk, understand why and how!

The website is available in both Hungarian and English, thanks to Gábor Olaszy, electrical engineer, phonetician and Kálmán Abari, programmer, mathematician and behavioural analyst. 

[kiemelt] Speaking is one of the most complex and intricate acoustic products of human beings. This website will help you gain insight into the secrets of how speaking actually works.[/kiemelt]

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Until the 20th century, it was only a mere pipe dream for mankind to understand the detailed structure, function, perception and comprehension mechanisms of speaking. Phonetic and speech acoustics research and digital technology have provided the basis for the digitisation of speech, the solution to the problem of speech generation from text by machines.

[kiemelt]The results of speech technology are now an integral part of our lives in 2022, with mobile phones speaking, translating and media with automated subtitling.[/kiemelt]

One of the aims of this website is to present the important stages of this development as a digital multimedia museum. Another aim is to give young people a peek into the strange science of speech technology, mainly for educational purposes, and to inspire them to think new thoughts.

 

Learn languages at the university!

At the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), students can sign up to 0-credit language courses in the Neptun system. These are free during two semesters, after which a fee is charged for the courses. At present, BME offers eight languages: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, German, Italian and Russian.

At Corvinus University of Budapest, you can choose courses in nine languages, some of which are accessible free of charge in Neptun, while others are offered as fee-paying.

At Budapest Metropolitan University, language courses are available with a credit value, and you have to pay for the credits. Courses are offered in 12 languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Metropolitan also offers various language courses, such as refresher, professional proficiency, and language exam preparatory courses.

Károli Gáspár University organises courses in 13 languages at all levels, and offers general and specialist courses in English and German, according to the different degree programmes.

A diversity of language tuition at university level also exists outside the capital. For instance, students at the University of Szeged can choose between seven languages, including Latin, and can sign up to 16 units free of charge.