In this piece in the New York Times, we learn about a middle school that uses iPods loaded with English songs to help non-native speakers get their English groove on.
The students–known at the schools as “Pod People”–listen to songs while reading the lyrics and do exercises to fill in the missing words.
They learn something relevant (middle school, remember), they integrate writing, reading, listening and speaking skills, and they look cool at the same time.
I love it. Now let’s start using iPods for foreign language learning as well. Fire up the ‘Pod with tunes in Spanish!
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October 19, 2007 at 1:23 am
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