1. PODCASTING IN
THE TEACHING OF
ENGLISH
Made Hery Santosa
Ganesha University of Education
Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia
madeherysantosa@yahoo.com
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3. ICT
Teaching with
Technology
Education
English Instruction
Podcast
4 language skills &
components
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4. Podcast
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5. Functions of Podcast in
Instruction
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6. Basic Equipments &
Requirements
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7. USING PODCAST IN ENGLISH
TEACHING
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8. Creating A Podcast
Four Basic Steps:
1. Plan
2. Produce
3. Publish
4. Promote
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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. Promote A Podcast
Newsletters
Links
RSS Feed
Etc.
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13. Using Podcast in English
Instruction
Minimum use  download from one’s 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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14. THANK YOU
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