How to stop students from using Google Translate

Are you struggling to combat online academic fraud while teaching remotely? Do your students use Google Translate? This blog post offers seven proven strategies for steering your language students away from the world of online translators. There are even three videos you can use to prove to your students why they shouldn't use it. There are also videos of funny songs translated using Google Translate. Did you know that the subjunctive also betrays students? Click the link to read the article. https://bestpowerpointsforspanishclass.com/how-to-keep-students-from-using-google-translate/

First excerpt: It's always been important to keep language students around the world away from online translators, but now with distance learning it's even more difficult. In this article, I will share ideas on how to prevent students from using Google Translate.

I came across this blog post, “Mr. Fortna's Blog,” and I thought, “Wow! I couldn't have written it better!

And this one from Speaking Latino is also worth reading.

However, this article is not intended to be a summary. I'd like to share with you what has worked for me in the past and give you some examples that you can actually use with your students to persuade them not to resort to this shortcut.

DEFINING ACADEMIC FRAUD
First of all, at the beginning of the school year, while explaining your rules, talk about academic fraud. Describe it in detail. I say this because, even late in my career, my program didn't explicitly define what I meant by "cheating." The result was that a student who I KNEW was cheating received no consequences and a grade she did not deserve.

Grrr. That was the last time THIS happened. So I clearly explained, in writing, in my program, what constituted academic fraud.