1. Peer Teaching – Class Audio Blog by Valerie Jones Washington Susan Rexroad

2. “Learning cannot proceed without exposure and practice….. The more exposure and practice, the more proficient the learner will become.”, Bernard Splosky, Professor Emeritus Linguistics and English, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, language learning researcher and author “… practice in the target is a necessary condition of second language learning.”, Bonnie Norton Peirce, Language learning researcher and author

3. Must use language to learn language.

4. Considerations: Limited classroom speaking opportunities. Language Ego Willingness to take “risks” and communicate Meaningful Learning

5. Implications for Teaching Exercises promote speaking outside the classroom Technology provides an opportunity Introduce in stages

6. Class Audio Blog Post podcasts to class blog site Diary/Journal

7. Advantages Authentic use – job to do Practice speaking including with target language speakers Strengthen Language Ego Improve listening & speaking skills Learning communities (tying together ESL and English literature class) Increase possibilities to record using mobile phones

9. Non-Language Learning Applications Communications classes Public relations Marketing English Technology Distance learning Learning disabled