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Post by Sharon Betts on Dec 5, 2009 14:51:52 GMT -5
www.cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~trobb/podcasting2.htmlJust as Extensive Reading is recognized as a valuable way for students to build up their general proficiency in English, Extensive Listening will also go a long way towards helping your students achieve well-rounded general proficiency in English, and perhaps have some fun while doing it. With the soon-to-come universal accessibility of the Internet and computers, and the increasing popularity of mp3 players, it is now possible for students to find material of interest to them to listen to. This article will provide a brief overview of mp3 audio and podcasting, will describe how one can subscribe to podcasts or create your own. Finally, we will consider some of the ways that we can use sound recording as an integral part of our class activities.
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Post by Miriam on Jan 28, 2010 11:43:15 GMT -5
Native English speakers learn how to use prepositions and other grammatical items by hearing them and listening to them used repeatedly, not in grammar class, which students in the US have relatively few of. I think it is a great way to practice extensive listening like the article suggests. I really like the ideas that the article suggest for using podcasts in the class I thought they were thoughtful and creative.
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Post by vesile on Jan 29, 2010 17:21:43 GMT -5
The text by Thomas N. Robb answers most of the questions that one may have in his mind why to use podcasting or how to use it. The text gives great practical tips about how to use it with students. I also appreciate the activities for podcasting and the list of the available sites. I have been using some of them like Voice of America in my classes and I am happy to have more sources and ways to use podcasts effectively.
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Post by dimivalmi on Jan 31, 2010 12:25:29 GMT -5
I have never imagined that Google Reader can be seen as a podcast manager! I'll try it, by all means!
I like the three Modes offered in the article. Quite common in the classroom activities will receive a new touch!
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Post by gabycrocilla on Feb 5, 2010 10:27:54 GMT -5
I totally agree with that fact that students need to listen to native speakers. Podcasting gives the possibility to choose what the sts are interested in; activities to help them develop listening skills or just listening for pleasure will surely help them when they are not at school. Sometimes, at school we have so much to teach that listening is neglected. By the use of podcasts, the teacher can solve the problem.
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