Google translate

Imagine this: You are teaching English to a group of Spanish speakers, but you don't speak Spanish. The group is having difficulty understanding the present perfect tense. What can you do? Well, traditionally most of us have done our best to explain things in simple English and provide numerous examples. There's nothing wrong with this approach. However, as many Spanish speaking English teachers probably know, it can be helpful to quickly explain the concept in Spanish. Then the lesson can turn back to English. Instead of spending fifteen minutes trying to explain the present perfect in English, a one minute explanation has done the trick. Still, if you don't speak Spanish - or any other language that your students speak - what's a teacher to do? Enter Google Translate. Google Translate offers the most powerful, free online translation tools available. This English teaching helps and tips article focuses on using Google Translate to help out in difficult situations, as well as provide ideas on how to use Google Translate in class in lesson plans.

What does Google Translate Offer?

Google has a translation function which works reasonably well with simple chunks, and it can translate from English to other languages and back again.
The automatic translation falls apart when the translation is sensitive to context, or ambiguous. For single words it is quite useful, but there are other web-based dictionaries that are probably more useful.

In class you can use Google translate for several purposes:
• For checking new vocabulary
• To examine the differences between the way different languages express ideas. For example, English only has one word for ‘you’- Japanese has many
• To highlight the perils of direct/automated translation! One of my favourite ways of doing this (especially with some students from the far east, who have a particular fondness for electronic dictionaries) is to translate an ambiguous term such as ‘like’ one way, choose one of the many translations, and translate it back again. Repeat this process a few times and you will soon be very far from where you started!

Ways to Use Google Translate - Translation in Class

• Have students write short texts in English, and translate them into their original language. Using Google Translate for translation can help students catch grammatical errors by spotting these errors in the translations.
• Use authentic resources, but provide the URL and have students translate the original into their target language. This will help out when it comes to difficult vocabulary. Make sure that students use Google Translate only after they have first read the article in English.
• For beginners, ask students to first write short texts in their mother tongue. Have them translate into English and ask them to tweak the translation.
• Provide your own short text and let Google Translate into the class' target language(s). Ask students to read the translation and then try to come up with the English original text.
• If all else fails, use Google Translate as a bilingual dictionary.

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Role of ICT in Language Learning Inngris

English is a necessity for most people in today's world, while the development of technology always has a role that is very high and join to give the direction of development of education, especially English. In the history of the development of education, information technology is part of the medium used to convey the message of science on the crowds, ranging from printing technology a few centuries ago, such as a printed book, through media such as telecommunications, sounds recorded on tape, video, television, and CD.

Current developments in information technology, Internet, direct the history of educational technology on a new path. Online service in either the title or not education is basically to give the title of educational services for users by using the Internet as a medium. This online service can consist of various phases of the process of educational programs such as: registration, test entry, payment, learning, case assignments, case discussions, exams, assessments, discussion, announcements.

Communications as a medium of education is done by using communication media such as telephones, computers, internet, e-mail, other funds. Interaction between teachers and students not only done through face-to-face relationships, but also carried out using these media. Teachers can provide services without having to deal directly with students. Similarly, students can obtain information in a wide range of different sources through cyber space or virtual space using computers or the Internet. Another term which more and more popular nowadays is the E-learning is a learning model by using media and information communication technology especially the Internet. E-learning is the use of Internet technology in the delivery of learning in a wide range that are based on 3 (three) criteria, namely:
1. E-learning is the network with the ability to renew, store, distribute, and share teaching materials or information,
2. Shipment to final users through a computer using a standard internet technology
3. Focusing on the most extensive view of learning behind traditional learning paradigms.

Teachers and Blog

Blog is short for web-log, where the content is similar to someone's diary, but can be read and distributed to many people because it was posted (published in the public Web). The contents vary according to the topic desired by the electorate. The contents of the log is arranged upside down, where the last posting that appeared at the front / top. . Web sites like this can usually be accessed by all Internet users according to topic and purpose of the user's blog.

The teacher is very important to have a blog, because an age-paced electronic nowadays, teachers are required to follow the flow of technology development. If a teacher has a blog, he will be able to provide online teaching materials, not only for students but juaga for people who wish to learn. In the midst of rapid development of Internet technology it is today, it was time for teachers to optimize the function of the Internet as a virtual media capable of supporting cultural activities and writing a huge benefit in the effort to develop the professionalism of teachers. This means, blogs can be used as both a media interactive learning resources, active, innovative, creative, effective, attractive, and fun.

In today's teachers must be able to master the comprehensive teaching materials both traditional and hi-tech. . In facing the challenges of modern life in this 21st century, creativity and independence is necessary to be able to adapt to various demands as well as siswa.Untuk a teacher can use ICT in improving the quality of learning English, there are three things that must be realized, namely:
1. Students and teachers must have access to the internet and digital technology in the classroom, school, and teacher education institutions.
2. Quality materials should be available, meaningful, and cultural support for students and teachers.
3. Teachers must have knowledge and skills in using tools and digital resources such as instructional materials for listening and giving the story to help students to achieve academic standards

ONLINE TOEFL

The TOEFL exam

Test Of English as Foreign Language.
The essential exam for entry to universities in the United States. Academic language

Who is it for?
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. Most people who take the TOEFL test are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency.

Versions of the TOEFL® test
You can do the test on paper or on a computer, depending where you live.The test comes in two formats:

1. paper-based test (PBT)
2. next generation computer-based test (iBT)

The iBT is not yet available at every test center. If it is available at your local center then you will have to do it. If not you will do the PBT.

What is the TOEFL® test like?

The next generation TOEFL® iBT test has four sections:
1 Reading 3-5 passages, 12-14 questions each
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2

Listening
4-6 lectures, 6 questions each
2-3 conversations, 5 questions each
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3 Speaking 6 tasks, 2 independent and 2 integrated 20 mins
4 Writing 1 integrated task
1 independent task 50 mins

An integrated task is one where you have to use more than one skill. For example, you read about something, listen to a lecture, and then write about what you have heard and read.

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