Translate That!

In Translate That!, you pause your lecture and call on a student at random to “translate” the information you just provided into plain English for an imagined audience that you specify.

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We hope this technique will become a helpful tool in your classroom.

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Adapting Translate That! for Online Teaching

Activity Type

  • Active/Engaged Learning
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  • Reciprocal Teaching
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Teaching Problems It Solves

  • Poor Attention/Listening
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  • Surface Learning
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Learning Taxonomic Dimensions

  • Application: Analysis and Critical Thinking
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  • Application: Creative Thinking
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We continue to provide these resources for free, justifying our donations of time, money, and resources based on viewership. You can help us in our efforts by sharing the link to our website or our videos with anyone you think might benefit from them. Thank you.