Wednesday, June 19, 2019

TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHING LISTENING: PODCAST


Learning to listen to English is easy and difficult, especially if our ears are used to hearing Indonesian. But if it's creative, you can explore English listening skills with various digital platforms, one of which is Podcast.
A podcast is a series of 'episodes' that are stored in the same type of audio files we use to store music on our laptop or smartphone. Similar to a television or talk radio show, a podcast is generally centered around a theme such as politics, sports, entertainment, horror, gaming, etc. Each 'episode' usually revolves around a subject within that theme. You can listen to individual episodes or you can subscribe to the podcast, which is usually free.
There is an opinion that states that podcasts are one of the best ways to use the internet to improve our English skills. Because there are so many Podcast topics that can be searched on the internet and almost all of them are free, ranging from film, news, business, finance, sports, comedy, culinary, political, legal, and of course to learning English listening. You can see examples of podcasts like the one below:

Why podcasts are the right or fantastic thing for someone to learn English listening, you can watch this video:
Then what if we want to make our own Podcast to hear our abilities or teach others? Please see this video:

After you see the videos above, it's time to make your own Podcast. Have fun!:)

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