Responsible Resource Use

Can you use SpanishDict.com to figure out how to say sentences/phrases in Spanish for an assignment?

• Yes

• No

What the ONLY websites are permitted for looking up words in Spanish class?

• WordReference.com

• SpanishDict.com

• Google Translate

• Linguee.com

During a writing assessment what are acceptable resources (select all that apply)

• Vocabulary list

• Grammar reference handouts

• Notes from readings/class

• SpanishDict.com

When should you use a dictionary in Spanish class? (select all that apply)

• look up words that you don't understand in a reading

• check spelling

• look up words you forgot

• I want to say something exactly as I would say it in English

When should you use a dictionary in Spanish class?

• To look up individual words

• To translate full sentences into Spanish

• To type in text from a reading to translate it into Spanish

• To look up things so I can say them exactly as I would in English

An online translator... (select all that apply)

• translates phrases and whole sentences

• does not reflect your own work and is considered cheating

• will give you language forms that you have not seen before

• has predictable patterns that teachers can identify

Your work in Spanish class... (select all that apply)

• can be completed using what you've learned in this and previous classes

• must be perfect because your teacher thinks you should be as good as a native speaker

• can have many grammatical errors and still earn a good grade

• should be in language that is the equivalent of how I speak English

How often should you use a dictionary? (select all that apply)

• Very rarely -- once or twice a when writing paragraph/assignment

• Whenever I don't know a word in a reading

• Very rarely for words that I need to understand an entire text

• As soon as I run into a word I don't know

Spanish class assignments

• can be completed using only what we've seen in class

• are full of new things that the teacher assumes we know

• have to be perfect or else I won't get a good grade

• require the use of online dictionaries or translators

When you have a question about an assignment... (select all that apply)

• ...ask the teacher for help via email or in class/office hours

• ...make an angry TikTok video

• ...despair and use translators

• ...use my resources (including the teacher)