Blog assignment for week of Feb. 2, 2010

For this week's blog assignment:

1. View or listen to one instructional video or podcast in your L2 and evaluate it from the point of view of a student. Include a link to the video or podcast.
   
2. Then view or listen to one instructional (or topic-based) video or podcast in an L2 you teach or intend to teach, and evaluate it from the point of view of an instructor. Include a link to the video or podcast.
3. Tweet your links with with the #MATESOL tag at the end of your post.
   

Then, read 2 classmates' blog entries, listen to/view one of the podcasts/videos evaluated each classmate and in the comments section briefly describe your evaluation of the podcast/video.

CALL for Listening Instruction

Notes for 2/2/10 CALL class:

Sources for audio input:

• Audio Podcasts
• For language instruction
• ESL Pod http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html
• ESL Podcasting http://www.rong-chang.com/podcast.htm
• Free Foreign Language Lessons Podcast http://www.openculture.com/2006/10/foreign_languag.html
• Foreign Language Podcast Feeds http://opalmyth.com/key-terms/foreign-language-podcast-feeds
  
• Topic based
  
• podcast alley http://www.podcastalley.com/
  
• iTunes, http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/
  
• Videos
• YouTube
• Lakota Speaking Lesson: the Silent Way http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxjMhi6jV2E
• Thai Language Lesson Playlist http://tinyurl.com/yfr9vq4
• How to Videos
• Expert Village http://www.expertvillage.com/
• Instructional and DIY videos http://www.5min.com/
• Content Videos
• Video Jokes http://www.thejokeproject.com/
• Real English Video Dictations http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/index.php?page=real-english-dictations-exercises
  

Resources
iPods & Podcasting for Whole Language Instruction
http://www.slideshare.net/gpoli/ipods-podcasting-for-whole-language-instruction