Podcasting

What is Podcast?

From my understanding, Podcast is a type of digital media consisting of audio (sort of like radio online).

How to use this in language teaching and learning?

I guess, this tool can be used to teach listening and speaking as well. We can also ask students to do a project using podcast. The one that I'm posting here is the example of how you can assign students to do a project using Podcast. The main software I use is the Audacity for recording purpose. Below is the sample of this project assignment:

Topic: Entertainment

1. Students are divided into group of three.
2. They are given list of titles to be selected:
    (a) Food
    (b) Cultural dance
    (c) Sports
    (d) Music
    (e) TV Show
    (f)  Video games
3. Each group chooses one topic and create a recording regarding the topic.
4. They have to outline the idea as well as the script for the recording.
5. Students are taught how to record themselves using Audacity and edit the recording.
6. Once done, every group will produce their own .mp3 format recording to be presented in class or to be published in their blog.

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This is the sample that the students can do. 

1. Topic chosen: Music

2. The idea: We will have a song review in the recording. The short podcast will have the introduction of the song and the song itself will be played.

3. The script:

    "The jingle is playing. 

      The host is singing a part of the chosen song then continues by welcoming the listeners to the 

      show.
      The song is being introduced: The song that I sing just now is called ASEAN Rise sang by Stefanie           Sun.
      The brief description about the song is continued: This song is about.....
      Then, the host plays part of the song.
4. Below is the lyric of this song:

ASEAN Rise

By Stefanie Sun

VERSE 1

There is a voice within my mind

Singing the songs of distant times

Speaking the thoughts from lost horizons.

Music and words that must be signs

Shaping the facets that define

How we have come to be the present

Descendants.

BRIDGE

Though we're from ten different lands

Bound by shores of common sand

Singing out as one

Let's stand

The world is in our hands

CHORUS

No matter where we're from

If we could sing one song

Dreams that are yours and mine

They will be realized

Trusting the love we feel

Trust in the love that's real

Children unite

People of ASEAN rise.

VERSE 2

Chapters unfolding from the past

Speaking of wisdom to my heart

Lessons to learn from our ancestors.

Pushing horizons let's have faith

Our differences we will embrace

Shaping as one our common future

Our future.

REPEAT BRIDGE

REPEAT CHORUS

5. This is the podcast that students may come out with:

That's all for now.

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