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Podcasts –
authentic listening practice
The Migros Club Schools PodClub Project
presented by
Mirjam Jaeger
ETAS conference 2017
Mirjam Jaeger, Coordination Office of the Migros Club Schools, [email protected]
Language learning
Mirjam Jaeger, Coordination Office of the Migros Club Schools, [email protected]
Do you use any apps or websites for language learning? Which ones? Why? Why not?
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-> many outstanding Language-Learning-Apps and Websites for free, i.e. Duolingo, Memrise, BBC Languages, Living Language, Busuu, …
Language learning
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Two assumptions in language learning: 1) Incidental language learning -> kids: participation in family life, social practices of immediate environment; adults: living among speakers of the language and interacting with them on a daily basis. Their emerging communicative repertoire is shaped not by a conscious learning agenda but by their attempts to satisfy their social and material needs.
How do children learn languages? And how do adults learn languages? What differences?
2) Intentional language learning -> kids: learn as part of their formal education and as a result of conscious effort; adults: aiming to achieve a prescribed level of proficiency. In both cases, however, intentional learning is usually accompanied by incidental learning; and the effects of incidental learning in formal educational contexts are reinforced by informal and non-formal learning in the world outside.
Language learning
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These considerations prompt one question: How can those responsible for organising language courses for adults ensure that their learners have opportunities to use the language outside the classroom and thus benefit from informal/non-formal learning?
Share your ideas!
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• Books club • …
Podcasts and language learning
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“Yeah but why? How am I supposed to use podcasts for language learning other than just listen on my commute?”
Active or passive listening
Sometimes there are transcripts
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Language learning:
Four basic competences
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Language learning & podcasts:
Four basic competences
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listening speaking
reading writing
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The PodClub project
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available for iOS and Android devices! www.podclub.ch/
Podcasts and language learning
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Some infographics
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Podcasts and language learning
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classroom
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self-study
Using podcasts
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Groups of two – discuss and share your ideas!
How would you use podcasts in the classroom?
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• Watch short video to introduce the topic • …
Using podcasts
Mirjam Jaeger, Coordination Office of the Migros Club Schools, [email protected]
Before listening…
An example: how to use podcasts in the classroom in 3 steps
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- Elicit vocabulary round topic, pair-work speaking: Do you have a mobile phone? What do you use it for? In what situations is it useful? When is using a mobile phone misplaced?...
Using podcasts
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Owen in China, Of mobile phones and peaceful walks (November 4th 2016) While listening…
- Read the text while listening, underline words / sentences you don’t understand - Listen for general info: read the text while listening and underline words / sentences you
don’t understand - Listen for specific info: find answers to your questions, interesting facts you want to talk
about,…
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Using podcasts
Mirjam Jaeger, Coordination Office of the Migros Club Schools, [email protected]
Find more helpful ideas for teachers here:
After listening:
- Ask questions about the text, prepare a little quiz (right/wrong), group work (research on the Internet about impact of mobile phones in our daily lives) and presentation, pair-work speaking(discussion of advantages/disadvantages of mobile phones, i.e. record it on video), follow-up task (writing activity or recording to share on class wiki, blog or via email…), ….
http://www.podclub.ch/podcast-service/lernen-mit-podcasts (in German, French and Italian)
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PodClub
Mirjam Jaeger, Coordination Office of the Migros Club Schools, [email protected]
Our advantages
authentic listening experience
aimed specifically at language learners (levels A2/B1 and higher)
for free
website and app
use in class / for self-study
ready-made short units
entertaining and educational
make your own!
difficult words / sentences are explained (plus Vocab Trainer in the PodClub App)
PodClub helps students spend more free-time learning by delivering authentic and engaging podcasts in their target language.
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Useful background info
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http://visual.ly/why-podcasting-primed-mobile-learning
Useful links
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Creating your own podcast
Podcasts for English learners
Tips for teachers and learners (in German, French and Italian)
https://www.spreaker.com/
http://opinionpodcasting.com/
http://audiopal.com/
http://mailvu.com/
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/elementary-podcasts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9tn (6 Minute English)
http://linguistica360.com/ (News in Slow)
http://www.podclub.ch/podcast-service/lernen-mit-podcasts
Other links
https://www.ted.com/
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