Podcast: Listening

This is my first audio for podcast. I hope it is usable.

p/s: DON'T laugh..huhu (-_-)

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Some questions for you guys...

1. Where will Jane go this coming semester break?
2. How will she go there?
3. How much is the ticket?
4. What will Jane do over there?
5. What is Tina's plan for the break?

It's an easy listening task, right? hmm...(^_^)

Podcast!

I always wondering what podcast is, but never put any effort to know about it, until today. Anyway, do you ALL know what is podcast?

Ok, so, for those you are just like me, PODCASTS are actually "audio (sometimes video) programs on the web which are usually updated at regular intervals" (Sze, 2006). The famous podcasts would be the BBC and CNN, or if you're looking for language podcast, ESLpod would be a good website.

We have lots of podcast websites actually. You can google for 'podcast' or if you want to search podcast which provides audio or video for a specific skill, you can just google 'podcast + (any skill, e.g.: listening).' It's very easy and convenient. Users can even download the files and use them without internet access. Teachers and students can access and fully utilize the services that have been provided, for FREE! So, supposedly, there should not be any excuse for not having any 'superb' materials to teach English, especially for listening and speaking lessons. Hopefully, the teachers and students could exploit what they have...but of course, tools or gadgets and skills to use them as well as exposition about it should be made available.

However, should be kept in mind that, those are only to FACILITATE and REINFORCE the teaching and learning process for the teacher and students, not to replace the teacher itself. (^_^)

Listen to 'HER STORY'...

We learn history of CALL in our CALL class last week. From behavourist CALL to communicative CALL and lastly to integrative CALL...each phase has its own contribution to the development of CALL. But, enough about history, I don't think

people want me to blog about THE history...(^_-)

The most frequent program that we, the training teachers, would have used in our teaching and learning process is Microsoft Power Point. During my practicum, I did not have a chance to use the computer lab. One, because many of the computers are nonfunctional, two, some of them are old, three, the computer lab is booked for computer classes. Besides, the students are very uncontrollable if the teacher gives them opportunity to use such instruments. It is very difficult to make them control their excitement if something that is not familiar with them is used. Actually, 'excitement' is good, but in their case, their excitement might cause 'destruction.'

History DOES matter...we learn from what we experience and encounter. That is the reason about the excitement becomes destruction. Huhu...(-_-)