Friday, January 8, 2010

More Google

Exploring Translation tools:

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
Translation to Spanish:
El zorro marrón Quck saltó sobre el perro perezoso



  • Select a website you would like to translate. Paste the URL into the text box and select another language.











http://www.repubblica.it/   - This is a very popular Italian newspaper translated from Italian to Icelandic





  • Describe in your blog how Google Translate might be used as a tool to help library clients

I have used this translate function during a training session with TAFE students on a Introduction to the Internet session.  In the class there was a young lady from Brazil, who was new to Australia and did not know how to communicate with her new classmates.  Using the Google/Babblefish translator function allowed for her to make friends with her fellow students.  It also enabled her to read the latest Aust news in her language and assisted with her language learning.

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