iPods for teaching English
It doesn’t take long before teachers find a way to use new technology in their classes. iPods are certainly no longer in the “new” category, and I’m sure some readers have already found innovative ways to use them in their ESL teaching.
If not, here’s an idea from an elementary school ESL program in Pittsburgh in the USA. Teachers at the school record children’s stories from a book on to a PC, and then download them to the students’ iPods. The kids listen first, then “follow (the story) along with the words in the book and then listen to the story and read it out loud”, according to school Principal Barbara Mellett, quoted in the article.
The school hopes to expand the program beyond ESL, using iPods for students to “help rehearse and practise speeches related to social studies, language, arts and science”, according to school librarian Jane Sestric.
Have you ever used iPods in your ESL teaching? If so, how? Post a comment below…
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January 15th, 2007 at 9:41 am
I get my students to download songs to their iPods and set them some activities to do with the songs, like gap fill, comprehension questions and so on. I don’t do this in any formal way because not everyone has an iPod, but for those that do, it’s something extra that they can do at home.
March 9th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
I’m a student in ESL Class .On Thursday 3-8-07 we did a work sheet on a song of Black eye pea using an Mp3 player . It was a little different from just doing it in the computer . I think using the Mp3 Player is fun but we need to take our time to do it .I also think it will help us with some work in shool too.This idea is good for many students and teachers to learn .
March 9th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
I’m a student in ESL Class .On Thursday 3-8-07 we did a work sheet on a song of Black eye pea using an Mp3 player . It was a little different from just doing it in the computer . I think using the Mp3 Player is fun but we need to take our time to do it .I also think it will help us with some work in shool too.This idea is good for many students and teachers to learn .