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Author: Paul Man-Man SZE

Developing Students’ Listening and Speaking Skills Through

ELT Podcasts

Presenter: Kaniz Fatema Class serial: 24MA (Applied Linguistics & ELT)Session: 2015-2016Department of English University of Dhaka

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Outline Podcast

• Types of podcast ELT podcasting

• How to locate or create ELT podcasts• Content of ELT podcasts

Teacher podcasts Student podcasts

• Benefits of student podcasts Objectives of ELT podcasts

• To develop listening skill• To develop Speaking Skill

Podcast Sources Review

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“ Podcasts are audio programs (sometimes video) on the web which are usually updated at regular intervals.”

• Need internet• Listened on Computer or mobile.• Downloaded to an MP3 player or iPod

Podcast

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Types of Podcasts

• Radio podcasts BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong)

• Independent podcasts Web-based podcasts by individuals and

organizations. Potential for ELT

Two types:

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To locate or find ELT podcasts• General podcast directories• Directly to directories of educational podcasts• Directories specializing in ELT

ELT podcasting

To create ELT podcasts• Sound recording • Editing software such as Audacity• Post them on the web

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Content of ELT podcasts

ELT podcasting

• Comprehensive• Whole lessons • Songs• Phonetics, pronunciation • Listening comprehension• Jokes• Stories

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Teacher podcasts

• Provide students with extra listening practice, • Create their own podcasts • Guide their students to produce their own

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Benefits of student podcasts

Student podcasts

• Motivation • Perfection through practice and rehearsal • Collaboration through group podcasts • Attention to accuracy • Mixed-ability teaching • Large-class teaching • Less confident students

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• Creating riddles • Role play • Debates • Dramatic monologues • Radio drama • Jazz chants • ELT rap

To develop listening skill & Speaking Skill:

• Reading aloud • Students response• Oral diary• Group presentations • Picture description • Story telling • Chained story telling

Objectives of ELT podcasts

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Podcast Sources

http://www.podcastalley.com/http://epnweb.org/http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Listening/Podcasts/ http://www.englishteacherjohn.com/podcast/http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/http://www.e-poche.net/ conversations/http://www.manythings.org/jokes/http://englishpodsong.blogspot.com/http://phoneticpodcast.com/http://www.englishthroughstories.com/http://mylcpodcasts.blogspot.com/

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Review Strengths• Developed an Specific idea• Detail description

Weakness • Never includes the limitation• Discusses average level

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Questions?

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