Last Fall Class

I have enjoyed this class very much. I would like to keep learning. I enjoyed working at my own pace with other people. Today I liked having time to talk to other people and learn from them. I think talking to other people helped very much. It could have been useful to do it in every session.

I am going to try to use technology more often. I would definitely like to take the next class in the spring and keep improving.

Take my survey

Please take the getting to know you survey.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dENFOE5iaXltSGRuQ0ZBTE5vNm90X1E6MA

Translating project

Well, we are at the computer lab right now. I am very impressed with the label of engagement. I have not printed any copies of the assignment so everything has been paperless. I am curious to see their reflections. They are a lot more engaged than they are in class.

Homework for the week of Nov. 4

I am not sure if what I want to try with my class is exactly falling in the category of what we have learned. I would like to use with my students different on line computer-assisted translation. I have noticed that some of my students use translations on line. I have been telling them that it does not work but my words do not seem to sink in. The activity I would like to do is to evaluate the computer-assisted translation.

Step 1: Research:
Locate and use two computerized language-translation tools.
List sources found: (one can be google)
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Step 2: Try It Out (part 1)
Translate the following pairs of sentences on each of the two Internet translation services, from English to Spanish and then back to English:

• The bats fly into the room.
• The bats fly into the dugout when the batters hit too hard.
• I like ice cream with nuts on top.
• Some people think I'm nuts.
• I can drink a can of soda
• Can you dance the can-can?
• When I was a kid, I found a silver dollar.
• On what date did Bill gates found Microsoft?
• I I get any more chocolates, I'll get sick of them.

Print the second English translation or post it on google docs. (I am not sure if I will be able to do that.)

Which one did better and why?

Step 3:

Thy It Out (Part II)

Write a one-paragraph autobiography in English in Word (name, age, family or friends, likes future plans).

1. Print it out.
2. Choose the best translator from step 2. Paste in your English paragraph; translate into Spanish.
3. Translate the Spanish into any language other than English. Tanslate the product of that back into English.
4. Print out the final translation.
5. In a brief paragraph below the translation, compare the original version with the final English.

Step 4: Reflection.

Check all that are true:

___ My teacher will be able to tell easily if I've used an online translator.

___ Online translators do a good job.

___I might use an online translator for verb forms.

___I'm going to double-check anything I do on an online translator.

___This would really save me time while writing a paper.

___This was a useful activity for me.

Unfortunate I the first date for me to book the computer lab in my school is November 13 so I will not be able to see how it goes. I was also wondering if anybody has any suggestions, should I get the work done on google docs and share or should I use papers?