Activity 1: Creating a Podcast lecture to present grammar in a lively way

Aim: Provide students with a recorded presentation, illustration of grammar and drills

Moodle modules: None

Extra programs: Mediacenter block, Audacity

Ease of setup: **

Listening to a grammar explanation is not everyone's cup of tea, but some students like it and find it useful. One way of making recordings like this available on Moodle is by creating a Podcast. Podcast is computer speak for an audio recording that is posted to a website and is made available for download so that people can listen to it on their personal computers or MP3 players. Making a Podcast requires quite a lot of preparation work for the teacher, but it can really pay off in terms of personalizing the information you give to your students, and can be used over and over again. What's more, you can try to make the presentation entertaining by choosing memorable examples of grammar so that students actually look forward to your grammar presentations...