The perils of electronic translation - 3 views
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I made sure that they understood why I felt using a translator for work that the students were supposed to do is plagiarism. This has to be the first step.
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Ferrel Rose on 27 Jul 13Teaching students how (not) to use technology for effective learning is part of our job as language educators. -
danielhkarvonen on 27 Jul 15We have had some rather unpleasant situations recently with students using Google translate to write essays outside class. I agree that the policy has to be clear and that the implications have to be as well. Several instructors have moved to doing all essay writing in class.
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On one of the very first days, I take the lyrics of a popular song that most students would know and paste it into a translator.
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An easier way to do this is to show this short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMkJuDVJdTw
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