Beyond the Pier » Audio http://beyondthepier.com Resources and thoughts on language, education and technology... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:17:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Integrating Audio into the Classroom http://beyondthepier.com/2009/12/17/integrating-audio-into-the-classroom/ http://beyondthepier.com/2009/12/17/integrating-audio-into-the-classroom/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:32:37 +0000 admin http://beyondthepier.com/?p=217 The excellent edublogger Tom Barrett has collated  a veritable gold mine for using audio in the classroom.  Slide #20 could be particular fun in the MFL classroom.

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Having alluded in my first post to linguistic tidbits, I would like to encourage all (especially, but not exclusively, language lovers) to listen to and follow Patrick Cox’s  wonderful radio podcast The World in Words.  It’s punchy, rich, diverse, meaningful, funny, on the pulse and extremely interesting.

“The World in Words focuses on language. We cover everything from bilingual education to the globalization of English to untranslatable foreign phrases. You’ll learn how to insult someone in Icelandic, among other things. Hosted by The World’s Patrick Cox“

You can also read his blog at http://patrickcox.wordpress.com/ and find him on twitter as @patricox

For me this show hits the nail on the head and I find it highly inspirational.  Anything that confirms and awakens my passion for languages is worth its weight in gold.  An uninspired teacher will have a hard time inspiring young minds.

The World in Words comes under the umbrella of Public Radio International

The World in Words comes under the umbrella of Public Radio International

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