Saturday, December 5, 2009

Podcasting in the Spanish classroom

While searching for a good podcast to use in my classroom, I was amazed about the number of podcasting that are on the wide web. I found a podcast that I can use in my classroom toward the end of the year to prepare my students with the listening comprehension part of the proficiency exam.
News in Slow Spanish is a podcast with very basic vocabulary word and Spanish grammar. The hosts of this podcast are a native speaker from Spain and a native speaker from Latin America. They discuss the weekly news, grammar, and expressions, and much more in simplified Spanish at a slow pace so that when students are listening they can understand the words and sentences better.
I could use their podcasts as a listening practice for my students, to increase their comprehension abilities and teach culture connections at the same time. Listening to the podcast will allow my students to hear a different Spanish accent besides my own. I believe that this podcast could have great potential in my Spanish classroom.