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| Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5386 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes  Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian | Message 1 of 3 05 August 2010 at 6:06pm | IP Logged |
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How do you use recorded audio or video material in the context of a language exchange with a partner?
I meet with a few language exchange partners on a weekly basis, usually in a café, and lately I've been pondering the possibility of bringing in audio recordings such as radio podcasts, for instance. In these podcasts, a bunch of guys talk about a variety of topics, and I thought it'd be nice to make use of these for oral practice, bringing a new dimension to the study of real, natural and spontaneous language. Other than the obvious way, namely plugging in 2 pairs of headphones in an mp3 player and listening to chunks at a time, then discussing them, I can't really think of a good way to make the best of such material. I should add that we meet in public places, so I can't really do without the headphones. If you have any experience incorporating audio or video material into language exchange sessions, please share! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| ANK47 Triglot Senior Member United States thearabicstudent.blo Joined 7102 days ago 188 posts - 259 votes Speaks: English*, Arabic (Written), Arabic (classical) | Message 2 of 3 16 August 2010 at 12:49am | IP Logged |
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I don't see a problem with doing it the way you suggested. They also have things you can buy to plug in multiple headphones to 1 computer if you'd rather do it that way. My favorite way to do audio like that is to listen to pause very often and discuss each little chunk. Have the student tell you what they heard and what it means. If they don't know then tell them and have them listen to it again until they hear what you told them was being said. This is a GREAT way to learn.
I just wrote that out and realized that you didn't say you were the teacher. If you're all learning a language together then you can still use the method above just sometimes no one will know all the words. It's still very useful provided you have a decent grasp of the language. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| stelingo Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5837 days ago 722 posts - 1076 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian Studies: Russian, Czech, Polish, Greek, Mandarin | Message 3 of 3 16 August 2010 at 10:52am | IP Logged |
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Email them the podcast, you all listen in advance, then come prepared to discuss and ask any questions. You could still bring the audio along in case there is a tricky section people might have questions on.
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