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Podcasting in an EFL classroom: recording a radio program to acquire a better communicative competence. Alba Falcó Vila Prof. Florià Belinchón. Conclusions. Context. Innovation proposal. Mare de Déu de Montserrat, les Borges Blanques (Lleida).
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Podcasting in an EFL classroom: recording a radio program to acquire a better communicative competence Alba Falcó Vila Prof. Florià Belinchón Conclusions Context Innovation proposal • Mare de Déu de Montserrat, les Borges Blanques (Lleida). • Semi-private; elementary, primary and secondary education. • Lack of an English lab. • Innovació docent. • It was innovative for this particular school. • Aims: involve learners, improve students’ oral skills. • Equipment: Kit d’Àudio. • Participants: 5 students. • Procedure and methodology. • Data analysis. • Strengths: • Motivation. • Work together. • Have fun. • More independent. • Students’ spoken skills were improved. • Limitations: • Time. • Small group, results are not relevant. • For future work: • BYOD. • Audio edition. 11/06/2014 Theoretical approach • Impact of ICT in education. • Towards web 3.0. • Podcasting. • Benefits of EFL student podcast. • Lock’s ESL Radio project (Australia, 2002). • Lemos’ ELT classroom Radio show (Colombia, 2010). Classroom conflict • 3rd ESO, group 1. • Lack of communicative-oriented activities. • Students were not invited to participate orally in an active, creative and motivating way. • ICT didn’t help promote students’ spoken skills. REFERENCES • Lock, S. (2002). ESL Radio: Innovations in the application of ICT to the learner-centred curriculum. EA Journal, 20 (2), 27-35. Available online at: http://www.eslradioandtv.com/aboutyou/SL%20EAJ.P27-36.pdf, last accessed 29/03/2014. • Lemos, C. (2010). 3-2-1 on air: Participating in radio show to foster speaking confidence in ELT classroom. Published in the Proceedings of the 14th National ELT Conference. Available online at: http://issuu.com/bclac/docs/consuelo-lemos.3-2-1-on-air, last accessed 04/05/2014.