Foreign+Language

=FOREIGN LANGUAGE=

**Technology **

 * Podcasts

** Curriculum Standard **
Grade 8: Communication: Communicate in Languages other than English.


 * Derive meaning through use of various cues (e.g. word order, tone, purpose)
 * Respond appropriately to complex directions
 * Exchange information and support opinions about a given problem (e.g. directions, relationships, school situations)

**Description**
Students will create conversational podcasts describing an event, asking for directions, or telling a story using their learned language. The podcasts will be used by other students to listen, interpret and critique.

**Supporting Research**
Many articles, websites, and podcasts have been written/created in support of using podcasts in all levels of education. One illuminating article: //Podcasting in Education: A Perspective from Bryn Mawr College// (Laura Blankenship, Instructional Technologist, Bryn Mawr College), stated that podcasts made particular sense for those studying foreign languages. Assignments can be easily generated by students studying languages and used/assessed by others as well.
 * Blankenship, Laura. (February 8, 2007). //Podcasting in Education: A Perspective from Bryn Mawr College//. Retrieved March 11, 2010 from the Academic Commons Website, [].

** Tried & True or New & Innovative? **
New & Innovative- Students are creating their own bank of podcasts to enrich their learning experience. The extended use of oral language, collaboration, and fluency will create a student-centered learning environment.