Have you ever heard about podcasts? Have you ever use podcasts before? Honestly, I have never heard about the term podcasts. Well, actually after this lesson, I realized that I had been using podcasts during my diploma. It's just that I do not know that it is called podcasts. 😅 Thus, I would like to share my reflection to all of you about Podcasts and Digital Storytelling in Language Learning.
Podcasts involves audio or video that can be played and downloaded through internet connection. It can be downloaded to a computer or mobile device such as MP3 player. Actually, the term 'podcast' comes from iPod (Apple Portable MP3 player) and broadcast. Podcasts is not limited to music but in fact, it offers a whole dimension of world and topics from storytelling to tutorial to lesson or talks. My lecturer said that his husband who happens to be my lecturer loves to listen to historical and literature using Podcasts. 😁
Do you know that we can use Podcasting in our language teaching? There are two main uses of Podcasting in language teaching.
1. Students can listen to existing Podcast: Listening to Podcast not necessarily to listen about the tutorials or the lesson but it is also being use in the test. For example, in listening test (MUET) or Listening and Speaking subject (I have taken this subject before), it required me to listen to the audio that are being played.
2. Students can create their own Podcast: Listening to Podcast is not enough. When it comes to language teaching, we need to create our own Podcast to know how it actually works and also it is better to use our own voice with an additional sound effects. This is because we can add and utilize our own creativity in teaching the language.
Podcasts can be applied in our daily life either in academic or non academic. It can served lots of purposes and also it comes with variety of topics and levels that are suitable for everyone. Podcasts can be used for our own self study. We can use Podcasts to listen for a language learning purpose.
Not only to sharpen our listening, Podcasts also helps to improve our reading skill. Imagine, we need to finish reading a book with 1000 of pages. Well, we do not have to worry anymore. This is because Podcasts offer us the opportunity for the book to be read to us instead of we read the book. So, what are you waiting for? You can directly search for any Podcasts that you want to listen to, downloaded it and have it played anytime and anywhere you like. Easy, right? 😜🙌
Let me share to you how you can use Podcasts. Firstly, you might need an audio or recording tools, online voice recorder or a smartphone to record your voices or search for any additional sound effects. Then, of course you need some editing tools to combine, edit or mix the sounds. So, you need an audio editing tools like audacity (click here) or any online audio editor to make the sound becomes nice to hear. 😜
Remember, do not forget to upload your Podcasts otherwise how can we listen to your work, right? 😉
The most favorite podcasts medium that people use it to upload their work are Youtube, iTunes, SoundCloud and Blogs.
Feel free to listen and view my podcast okay. 💞
That is all for this entry. 😎
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me 😄
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Until then, be safe and take care people. 💖
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