Using podcasts to teach English. They are ideal for motivated students who want extra instruction. They can also be a great resource in poor schools where the students have no books or computers. The students would take turns borrowing and listening to an MP3 player. Many students can listen to MP3 podcasts on their cellphones.
I found these sites through Podspider. I downloaded the Podspider software for free recently. This site has 13,000 free podcasts.available to download/subscribe to in many different categories. I went through all the education entries looking for podcasts on learning English. The Radiotracker is the part of Podspider you want to download to capture podcasts. Click on free download. Here is the Podspider web site:
Most of these podcasts seem to me to be for intermediate or advanced students. After listening to four or five podcasts, I am more convinced than ever that we will have to make our own bilingual podcasts for beginners.
Once a week a podcast could be played in class -in addition to or instead of loaning an MP3 player to the students to listen to on their own.
