Comments on: Six podcasting sites for language learners http://sixthings.net/2009/03/09/six-podcasting-sites-for-language-learners/ A Miscellany of English Language Teaching Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:43:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jackie McAvoy http://sixthings.net/2009/03/09/six-podcasting-sites-for-language-learners/#comment-296 Jackie McAvoy Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:58:17 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=753#comment-296 @Sandy Yes, there are some surreal ideas. One of my faves is from "Indian couple escape jail for kissing - warm up: Walk around the class and talk to other students about kissing. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your partner(s) and share your findings." hee hee - I like change partners often!! Can't see me doing that in Jordan! @Sandy

Yes, there are some surreal ideas. One of my faves is from “Indian couple escape jail for kissing – warm up: Walk around the class and talk to other students about kissing. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your partner(s) and share your findings.”

hee hee – I like change partners often!! Can’t see me doing that in Jordan!

]]> By: Sandy http://sixthings.net/2009/03/09/six-podcasting-sites-for-language-learners/#comment-295 Sandy Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:49:04 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=753#comment-295 Yes, I've used Elllo, and my students liked it. I wouldn't touch the BC one with a twelve-foot bargepole, though. And the first two I've found good for listening comp stuff too - all very up to date, although the activities need a bit of "sharpening" in my opinion. For example, the "subject warmers" are sometimes rather surreal, unintentionally of course - "talk to your partner for one minute about the last time you saw a UFO/plane-crash/politician in a wig", etc... The formula never varies, despite the sometimes complex and rare subject matter! Yes, I’ve used Elllo, and my students liked it. I wouldn’t touch the BC one with a twelve-foot bargepole, though. And the first two I’ve found good for listening comp stuff too – all very up to date, although the activities need a bit of “sharpening” in my opinion.

For example, the “subject warmers” are sometimes rather surreal, unintentionally of course – “talk to your partner for one minute about the last time you saw a UFO/plane-crash/politician in a wig”, etc… The formula never varies, despite the sometimes complex and rare subject matter!

]]> By: podcastsinenglish.com » Blog Archive » Six popular podcasting sites http://sixthings.net/2009/03/09/six-podcasting-sites-for-language-learners/#comment-294 podcastsinenglish.com » Blog Archive » Six popular podcasting sites Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:06:50 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=753#comment-294 [...] been asked by Lindsay Clandfield to contribute an article to his Six Things blog - and so I’ve made a list of  six popular podcasting sites (although of course [...] [...] been asked by Lindsay Clandfield to contribute an article to his Six Things blog – and so I’ve made a list of  six popular podcasting sites (although of course [...]

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