2. Overview 1 – My teaching context 2 – Learner profile 3 – A change of scene 4 – Issues of context courseware will address 5 – Affordances of podcasting 6 – Choice of blends 7 – Questions 8 - References
3. My teaching context * UK FE education college * Adult learners * Long courses, minimal contact teaching time * Materials available (coursebooks, networked PCs, some smartboards, digital recorders)
4. Learner profile * Learners are at level 1 (CEFR = B2) * Highly intrinsically motivated * Hoping to progress to Access to HE or IELTS * Minimal experience with technology
14. References * O'Bryan, A and Hegelheimer, V. 2007. Integrating CALL into the Classroom: the Role of podcasting in an ESL Listening Strategies Course ReCALL 19(2) 162-180. * Stanley, G. 2006. Podcasting: Audio on the Internet Comes of Age. TESL-EJ 9(4) * Stanley, G. 2005. Podcasting for ELT. Available at www.teachingenglish.org.uk ) * McMinn, S. Podcasting possibilities: increasing time and motivation in the language learning classroom. (Available here )