PODCASTING IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH

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PODCASTING IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH

• Made Hery Santosa
• Ganesha University of Education
• Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia
• http//herysantosa.googlepages.com
• madeherysantosa_at_yahoo.com

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• Forget blogging the hot topic right now is
  podcasting.
• If you've ever fantasized about hosting your own
  talk show, this is your chance (Broida, 2005)

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ICT
Teaching with Technology
Education
Podcast
English Instruction
4 language skills components
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Podcast
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Functions of Podcast in Instruction
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Basic Equipments Requirements
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USING PODCAST IN ENGLISH TEACHING
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Creating A Podcast

• Four Basic Steps
• Plan
• Produce
• Publish
• Promote

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Plan A Podcast

• 1. Podcast Topic
• -What hobbies do you have?
• - What do you love to talk about?
• - What are your areas of expertise?
• - What do people ask you for help with on a
  regular basis?
• 2. Podcast Format
• - Will you be doing the podcast solo or will
  you have other hosts?
• - What segments do you want to do (e.g. tip of
  the day, reviews, breaking news, interviews
  etc.)?
• - How long will your podcast be?
• - How often will you release new shows?
• - Will you just be talking or will you play
  music as well?
• 3. Choosing a location
• - Have a place setup (probably wherever your
  computer is) with your podcasting gear ready to
  go when you are.
• - Choose a spot that is quiet and free from
  distraction.
• - Make sure the room does not have too many
  echoes or too much reverberation when you
  record.

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Produce A Podcast

• 1. Open the microphone (or others) and start
  talking.
• 2. Podcasting gear
• - A PC Running Windows XP or a Mac Running OS 9
  or 10
• - 512 MB of RAM
• - 2-3 GB of Free Hard Drive Space
• - Soundcard
• - Mic Input and Headphone Output on Your
  Computer
• - Headphones or Headset
• - Optional MP3 Player
• - Optional Pop Filter
• 3. Podcasting software
• - Audio Recorder Editor Audacity
• - MP3 Encoder LAME or iTunes
• - Media Player iTunes or Windows Media Player
• - File Transfer Software SmartFTP

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Publish A Podcast

• 1. Register a Web Address also called a domain
  name
• 2. Find/Buy Web Hosting to store your blog/site
  and your audio files on the internet
• 3. Start a Blog - this is your web site for
  posting your show notes, links, etc.
• 4. Create an RSS Feed this is the feed that
  your listeners subscribe to so they can
  automatically download new episodes of your
  podcast.

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Promote A Podcast

• Newsletters
• Links
• RSS Feed
• Etc.

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Using Podcast in English Instruction

• Minimum use ? download from ones podcast on
  certain topics ? listen to, speak something
  about, or write anything about the episode
  downloaded.
• Create episodes (interviews, reviews, talks,
  etc.) based on previous topics and discussion ?
  share ? discuss.

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• THANK YOU

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