A set of slides to be used in a workshop for teachers of English at a Chinese Medium School in Hong Kong.

1. 20 Ideas on
Using Podcasting for English

2. After some early support
they will love podcasting!

3. • Podcasting can be very simple!
• All ideas use just the computer and a
microphone
• A portable recorder could be a good
investment

4. Motivation!
• It is amazing how much
students will love to see
their voices as a wave.
Maybe compare English to
Cantonese??

5. Chanting Verbs or Drilling Vocabulary

6. Rehearsing Dialogues

7. Recording the conversation with a foreign
language assistant

8. Practicing clear pronunciation

9. Explaining
Grammatical
Rules

10. Recording the
Singing of Songs in
English

11. Reciting Model Answers for
Examinations

12. Do a weekly
weather forecast
in English

13. Have students create an
audio tour in English of
their school/a place they
know well/a gallery/a
museum

14. Have students record a recent film
review in English

15. Students can produce a
radio show or news
report in weekly
updates

16. Students can make some
recordings in English that may
be of use to a partner school

17. Can record a
weekly
learning log in
English

18. Getting a student to do an
audio summary of a unit of
work can be quite effective
and can be shared easily

19. Challenge students to
read poetry in English

20. Try book reviews in audio
instead of text

21. We all know that
the best way to
learn something is
to….

22. Someone will
be the first
weekly
podcast on
learning
English for
Hong Kong
students!

23. Try to keep it
fun for the
students.