Google Translate and other translation tools
Google Translate is an amazing tool. There are several circumstances in life where Google Translate is appropriate and encouraged. However, when learning to communicate spontaneously in another language the use of Google Translate is not helpful.
Google Translate can be creepily accurate or laughably inaccurate but regardless, it is not your own creation. The translated words mimic your proficiency in English but not in Spanish. In this class we are trying to help you improve your Spanish proficiency. We know that your English proficiency is most likely MUCH more advanced since you have been working on it since you started babbling as an infant.
Remember, that there is no right or wrong answer when you are trying to communicate in Spanish. The only wrong answer in this class is to use a translator as your own work.
All of that said, we will teach you and help you practice using an online dictionary. We will also cover when it might be appropriate to use tools like Google Translate out in the “real world.”