Question: Mr. Yarmouth needs to contact a student’s parents to congratulate the student on improved progress. However, their first language is German and they are not fully fluent in English. What is the quickest action he could do to produce an effective email on his own?
- Use Google Search to find someone local offering German translation services to help with the email
- Post the message text on Google+ to see if someone can help translate it to German
- Search the Chrome Web Store for the Google Translate extension for Chrome. Use the extension to provide a German version of the text within the email
- Use Gmail to send a message around the school to search for a student who can help translate the email to German
Explanation
Google Translate provides a direct way to translate text into another language without needing outside assistance. The Chrome Web Store can add browser tools that work inside a user’s normal web workflow. Using a translation extension keeps the writing process efficient while composing an email. This supports effective communication with families whose preferred language is not English.
Why the other options are incorrect
Google Search may find translation help, but it adds extra steps and depends on another person.
Google+ is not an appropriate tool for private translation support.
Gmail can contact people, but asking others to translate is slower and less independent.
Source for verification
https://support.google.com/translate/answer/6350850
https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769
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