There are a diversity of technologies that contribute
to ESL teachers and students for effective teaching and learning!
A Podcast is a digital medium that consists
of an episodic series of audio, video, digital radio, PDF, or ePub files
subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed on-line to a
computer or mobile device. The word is a neologism and portmanteau derived from
"broadcast" and "pod" from the success of the iPod, as audio
podcasts are often listened to on portable media players.mp3
I think that English language podcasts are one
of excellent ways to learn English efficiently. First of all, students can
listen to them anytime anywhere they want! This allows them to save time and
money, which is beneficial. Also, with a little dedication, English language
podcasts will help learners quickly improve especially their listening skills
and proficiency. Podcasts often provide transcripts so learners are able to
listen and read at the same time, or look at the transcript if they miss or
fail catching some part of the listening.
For example, there is an episode about
having a picnic. By listening to the conversation between a man and a woman from
the podcast, students will be asked to find the vocabulary related to picnic
objects such as picnic blanket, sandwiches, basket, dishes and so on. I will check
their answers and provide supplementary explanation some vocabulary and
expressions that they might encounter the first time. As a pair activity, they
will draw a picture to imaging the circumstance. After the activity, they will
be asked to display their pictures and see other groups’ pictures to choose the
best one. For the homework to assess their understanding, I will ask them to
write the journey related to a picnic they had or they want in the future with
using the vocabulary they have learned. I believe that this lesson will help
students develop 4 skills effectively and they definitely enjoy learning
English with this pod cast!
※ This episode of pod cast links is : Having a picnic by ESL Pod
※ Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
That sounds like a good use of a podcast.
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