A Podcast Project in the German Programme of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand

• Leier, Vera ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Canterbury

     University of Canterbury

     Nueva Zelanda

     
• Localización: The EuroCALL Review, ISSN-e 1695-2618, Nº. 19, 2011, págs. 21-34
• Idioma: inglés
• Enlaces
  • Texto completo
• Resumen

  • This study aims to contribute to the research into the design of language podcasts. It describes the design of the podcasts used and analyses the results of a questionnaire and discusses podcast design for future language learning.During one 12-week semester, podcasts were used in a German language intermediate class to improve student listening skills. New Zealand is a long way from a Germanspeaking country; besides being a good way to bring authentic L2 material into the classroom, we envisaged podcasts on student iPods would also be a good way to take language learning out of the classroom and integrate it into daily life. Podcasts might become part of a series of web tools, which support the teaching goal: improved learning outcomes by making the students part of a web community.