Using Digital Audio In The MFL Classroom

Isabelle Jones (@icpjones) The Radclyffe School, Oldham

My Languages http://isabellejones.blogspot.com

Why using Digital Audio in MFL?

• Range of voices/accents (use of FLAs)• Quality/ reliability.• Easier to store evidence from

students.• Can be portable.• Students can listen to their recorded

voice (self-assessment)• More discreet peer assessment with

headsets.

Why using Digital Audio in MFL?• Range of voices/accents• Quality/ reliability• Easier to store evidence from

students

How can we use Digital Audio in MFL?

• By adding sound to turn teacher ppt into « speaking Powerpoints »

• By encouraging students to design their own « speaking Powerpoints » to practise new words and for revision purposes.

• By setting listening and speaking homework (can be managed by email and through a VLE)

Why using Digital Audio in MFL?• Range of voices/accents• Quality/ reliability• Easier to store evidence from

students

Tools we use

• Recording function in Powerpoint• Audacity + headsets.• Digital recorders/ Easi-speak

microphones.• Mobile phones (+bluetooth)• Mp3/ ipods• Text to speech software: • Voki/ Odiogo (for English)

Why audio not video?

• When concentrating on pronunciation, using videos can be distracting.

• Audio recording is less intrusive.• Confidence issues when speaking the foreign

language (added pressure with video) • Audio can be the first training step for

colleagues reluctant to use new technologies.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

http://www.easi-speak.org.uk/

http://www.voki.com

http://www.odiogo.com/

Ppt recording function

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Using Digital Audio In The MFL Classroom

Isabelle Jones (@icpjones) The Radclyffe School, Oldham

My Languages http://isabellejones.blogspot.com