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10 Cool Ways to Maximise Google Translate for Language Learning

Sigh. So often the butt of many a language joke. But take a closer look, lose the judgement and it’s actually got it’s uses. Especially its killer app. In this post, I’m sharing with you 10 ways to make the most of the Google Translate app for language learning. Before we get going, I’ve made you a visual 12-page PDF guide that goes hand-in-hand with this blog post. Click the image below, download it now, and make the things I’m about to say make sense. Instant Translation Did you see my video a few years back walking around in Vienna translating random signs using the insanely futuristic WordLens app? Well, Google accuired that tech and now it’s a part of the Google Translate app. Open Google Translate, select your languages, click that little camera icon, hold it in front of some text, and watch the magic happen…well, at least if you’re translating one of the languages the feature works with. Why is this useful? Highlight the text. Just The Word.

[bnc] British National Corpus. SkELL: collocations, synonyms and examples for learning English. Using Research. These OWL resources will help you use the research you have conducted in your documents.

Using Research

This area includes material on quoting and paraphrasing your research sources, as well as material on how to avoid plagiarism. Writing with Statistics This handout explains how to write with statistics including quick tips, writing descriptive statistics, writing inferential statistics, and using visuals with statistics. Strategies for Fair Use This resource provides a few general strategies about how to use fair use policies and copyright laws. "horse" on Visuwords™ Research and Citation Tools for Students. Jump to navigation Updated Privacy Policy.

Research and Citation Tools for Students

12 Good Research and Citation Tools for Students. November 5, 2014 "12 Helpful Tools for Research and Citations" is an excellent list created by Kira DeVaul and shared on Graphite.

12 Good Research and Citation Tools for Students

This list comprises a number of useful web tools that can help students during their research. As a process, research is made up of different interconnected stages: The first phase is the search for information, reading sources and taking notes, doing the write up and creating a bibliography for references. Free or Open Source EndNote Alternatives. Instant Grammar Check - Plagiarism Checker - Online Proofreader.

A Collection of Useful Tools and Resources. CORPUS CONCORDANCE ENGLISH. 50+ Web Widgets for Learning. I’ve been hunting widgets.

50+ Web Widgets for Learning

My aim in doing this was to create a companion piece to my recent More than 100 Free Places to Learn Online posting. In the spirit of that posting, I went out to see what sorts of learning-oriented widgets I could find in relatively short period of time. My conclusion is that there is still a lot to be done to add great widgets to the world of learning online, but nonetheless, there are some pretty good things out there. Word of the day. Languages. Word Of The Day Widget. S Word of the Day. Dictionary.com Word of the Day. RSS Feed. Christopher Columbus Creates 21st Century Explorers  I have been dying to share this project with all of you, but I have been holding off until we have completed the unit (well almost…).

Christopher Columbus Creates 21st Century Explorers 

There seem to be more and more opportunities popping up for our 5th grader to continue learning and connecting their knowledge about Christopher Columbus… Take a listen to the students’ “CC Newscast” video and then read on about the “upgrade” process from textbook to globally connected learning! Columbus Creates 21st Century Explorers from langwitches on Vimeo. Christopher Columbus Creates 21st Century Explorers It all started out with a planning meeting with the 5th grade teacher.

Christopher Columbus Unit Plan We had a meeting with students to talk about the Christopher Columbus unit. Mind Map Creation and Mind Mapping Software - bring thoughts to life. Popular mind maps - Mind42. Introducing the Conceptual Age of Web 2.0. Language Learning & Web 2.0. Introducing Web 2.0.

Nice Translator - The Fast, Easy Online Translator. Translate. Translator. Yahoo! Italia. Collins Dictionaries. LITTLE EXPLORERS Picture Dictionary by EnchantedLearning. Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus - An online thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words that you explore using an interactive map.

Shahi - A visual dictionary. Compleat Lexical Tutor. The free dictionary. Find Synonyms and Antonyms of Words at Thesaurus.com. Academic Phrasebank. WordSift - Visualize Text. Synonyms Dictionary at SnappyWords.com. Exercises. Exercises Here you will find exercises based on concordance lines.

Exercises

If you are not familiar with studying concordance lines, look at the explanations in Concordances. The exercises focus on one word or word family from the AWL. Doing the exercises will help you get to know the words well. Each worksheet is divided into two tasks. Open the file and print the document before you begin studying. Factor symbol area category commissioned concept economic establish research stress Note to teachers: Contributions to this page, in the form of similar exercises based on the study of concordance lines, would be very welcome.

Learning Academic Vocabulary. Here are some suggestions about using the AWL Highlighter and the AWL Gapmaker to help you expand your academic vocabulary. 1.

Learning Academic Vocabulary

Find a text that interests you. The Devil's Dictionary. Cambridge Free English Dictionary & Thesaurus. Longman English Dictionary Online. Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online.