podcast

CCSF Flex Day Presentation

Finding & Playing Podcasts

for Second Language Listening Practice

by

Cora Chen


Podcast:    http://artseducator20.wikispaces.com/Pod-Vodcasting

Video: Podcasting in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBgO30h2cY8

Video: Podcasting in Plain English IST110  (How to subscribe podcasts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCkthdrOzrQ

  1. Play favorite examples for ESL students: (or segments of them)
    1. Jokes in English Podcast by Charles Kelly (Jokes for the ESL/EFL classroom):   http://www.manythings.org/jokes/

1. English as a Second Language Podcasts:

http://a4esl.org/podcasts/

[This site has 30 newest podcasts by ESL podcasters, such as Dr. Jeff McQuillan of the Center for Educational Development, Peter Carter, and others.]

You can listen to recent podcasts without needing to subscribe to many RSS feeds:

scroll down the page to choose a podcast and click on “listen”.  For example, choose the podcasts by Jeff McQuillan and Peter Carter.  These podcasts introduce idiomatic expressions, grammar points, vocabulary, American culture and other information.

2. The Secrets of Harry Potter, SHP#16 part 2 – The Hero’s Journey

or:  http://www.pottercast.com with episode transcripts

Peter Carter’s Podcasts with scripts:  http://carterandrigby.mypodcasts.net/

Instructions on how to get news on your handheld devices:

(the layouts of these websites may vary daily or hourly as they are being updated) 

1.  CNN news Podcasts page  http://www.cnn.com/services/podcasting/ choose the “Podcasting Feeds”.

2.  BBC News:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/

BBC News and Audio in 33 languages, then choose your language.

At the bottom of the News page under “PRODUCTS & SERVICES”:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/directory/station/worldservice/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/6358397.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/3223484.stm

Instructions on getting BBC content on your mobile: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/web/how2get.shtml

3. Deutsche Welle: http://www.dw-world.de/ News and audio in over 30 languages

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,2142,8733,00.html

Instructions on how to get news with your mobile devices:

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1485995,00.html

RSS Tools & Services:  http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,2142,9702,00.html

Podcatchers & Podcast search engines:

A.   Juice is a podcast receiver, allowing users to capture and listen to podcasts anytime, anywhere.

It is the cross-platform podcast receiver (free software) that supports more than 15 languages & multiple media players:

http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php

Juice Receiver (formerly iPodder) is a media aggregator which automatically downloads podcasts and media. You can use it from virtually any computer and play the files on any MP3 device.

B.    You can download free podcatchers that run like any other computer program. Download podcatcher (please see list to the right) …As soon the latest Podcast becomes available, your computer’s Podcatcher will download it for you.  This is a link to a list of podcatchers:

http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/podcast.html

C.    Podcast Pickle brings users the freshest content on the Web through the vast directory of podcasts. It is a community for podcasters and podcast listeners.
http://www.podcastpickle.com/

D.   PodNova provides one of the best ways to find, subscribe to & share your entertainment. Listen to audio & watch videos with online players, or use the PodNova Desktop Client to download and synchronize with your mobile device automatically.  http://www.podnova.com/

E.    Alpha Fresh Podcast.com:    http://podcast.com/home.php

This site helps people find and listen to podcasts by topics with the directory on the home page, including links to:

F.    Podfeed.net  — the Podcast directory:  English as a Second Language Podcast   http://podfeed.net/category_item.asp?id=2531

H.  Podcast hosting, Searching, Subscribing:   http://www.podbean.com/

A.  Podcasts for ESL (beginning-intermediate):

ESL Listening Podcasts: http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Listening/Podcasts/(There are currently 13578 registered links.)

English as a Second Language Podcasts: http://a4esl.org/podcasts/[This site has 30 newest podcasts by ESL podcasters, such as Dr. Jeff McQuillan of the Center for Educational Development, Peter Carter, and others.]

Listen to recent podcasts without needing to subscribe to many RSS feeds: scroll down the page to choose a podcast and click on “listen”.  For example, choose the podcasts by Jeff McQuillan and Peter Carter.  These podcasts introduce idiomatic expressions, grammar points, vocabulary, American culture and other information.

Peter Carter’s Podcasts with scripts: http://carterandrigby.mypodcasts.net/

Easy Online RSS Reader for English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcasts  with easy to use menu:   http://a4esl.org/p/

From this page, you can easily and quickly listen to many podcasts.

On top of the page you’ll see “ESL podcasts”.

From the drop-down menu, chose the podcasts that fit your level, such as: short/easy, short/medium or harder, long/medium, etc.

English Idioms & Slang: http://www.englishcaster.com/idioms/

Listen & Repeat English: (beginning) http://www.manythings.org/repeat/

(Practice intonation, rhythm, pronunciation & other things)

B.  Podcasts for advanced learners:

 Grammar Grater™ is a weekly podcast about English words, grammar and usage for the Information Age: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/podcasts/grammar_grater/ w/ Luke Taylor

Harry Potter podcasts with episode transcripts: http://www.pottercast.com

Technology, business & media podcasts served fresh daily at: (Audio and Video Podcast shows):  http://www.podtech.net/

Stanford University Technology Ventures Program:

Educators corner podcasts page:  http://edcorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.shtml

C. Podcasts for Foreign Languages:

Podcast Library: podcasts in all languages–Foreign Language Lesson Podcast Collection in a wide variety of categories:

Open Culture offers free podcasts aimed at language learners around the globe

http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/foreign_languag.html





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