5. Podcasting

Podcasts are a wonderful way for you to get FREE authentic listening practice. Once you’ve subscribed to a podcast, the mp3 files will automatically be downloaded to your computer. Then you can listen to the programmes whenever it is convenient to you. The different ways of listening to your selections range from playing them direct on your computer, to transferring them to your portable mp3 player or simply burning them onto a CD-R/RW.

To get started, visit the following BBC link:

BBC Podcast Guide

… then start subscribing to your favourite FREE podcasts. Here are a few links to get you started:

Apple

BBC

Guardian

New York Times

Podcast net

CNN

KCRW

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2 Responses to “5. Podcasting”

  1. Klara Says:

    Do you like listening to the radio?
    http://www.kcrw.com (USA) provides an interesting programme, both spoken and music.
    Podcast: http://www.kcrw.com/podcasts
    Enjoy it.
    Cheers
    Klara

  2. James Says:

    Great! Thanks for the tip Klara. I’ll add it to the list.

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