ESL Podcast 911 – Correcting and Explaining in Conversation

I find a podcast about correcting and explaining in a conversation. It is ESL Podcast 911. This podcast is very good for students who want to learn some communication skills in their daily life. There are scripts, so if students do not understand, they can refer to the scripts to get exact understanding of what is going on. Another best aspect of this podcast is that the host will explain those dialogues in detail. In this way, students can learn better individually.

I can use this podcast in my teaching. For example, I can first ask students to listen to the podcast by themselves after class. Students are not given the scripts. We can discuss the content of this podcast during the class. Students can also learn some expressions and vocabularies from the dialogue. This podcast is great because the speaking speed is proper to students who are not very proficient. Second, students can practice listening skills. They can listen to the podcast by downloading it in their MP3. The podcast of normal speed version can put students in a situation of real conversation. Listening can be improved by listening to it again and again. Third, this is a good material for speaking class which aims to practice conversation skills. This podcast explains the dialogue in details. I can get some ideas of explaining and teaching conversation skills for my speaking class. Last but not least, this podcast episode can be recommended to students to learn by themselves after school.