Translate Words in Google Sheets for your ELL Students 1

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Create word lists for your ELL students in 5 minutes thanks to a tip shared by Cris Turple on Twitter.

Translate Words in Google Sheets

Translate Words in Google Sheets

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Cris uses the GoogleTranslate function included in Google Sheets to translate text from one cell into another language in another cell:

=GoogleTranslate(text, "source_language", "target_language")

In this video Cris demonstrates how to create a list of words and translate all of them very quickly by copying and pasting the function into multiple cells at once:

Translate Words in Google Sheets

In your Classroom

The first application I picture for using this in your classroom is as a tool to differentiate instruction for your ELL students. Prepare a vocabulary list of important words for your unit, paste it in Google Sheets and voila.

Let us know other ways you can use this in the comment section below.

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