Podcasts at EF lessons

I think podcasting is another tool for us to take up and practice in our classroom.

What is Podcasting?

Podcasting provides a means of publishing audio programs via the Internet. Users can automatically download podcasts (usually mp3 files) onto their computers and transfer these recordings automatically to portable music players such as iPods. Users can then listen to the files anytime and anywhere they choose.

Podcasting is especially interesting for English learners as it provides a means for students to get access to "authentic" listening sources about almost any subject they may interest them. Teachers can take advantage of podcasts as a basis for listening comprehension exercises, as a means of generating conversation based on students' reaction to podcasts, and as a way of providing each and every student diverse listening materials.

Following the link you'll find many ready-made podcasts for our classes
http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/a/intro_podcasts.htm