, I have subscribed to lots of podcasts so finding a suitable one isn’t too difficult and then I just mail them a link.
Podcasts In Business
English One-To-Ones
Background
I teach a number of high level Business people in a one-to-one context. They generally have very little time
for lessons and practically none for any out-of-class study but they are dedicated to sustaining or improving
their levels of English.
I have to maximise the limited face-to-face time I
have with my students but still try to include a mix of
different input and output opportunities. As my
students are all involved in senior decision making,
they are interested in their industries and the
business world in general. They keep abreast of
issues via the press and are quite ‘tech savvy’, using
iPods and iPads on a daily basis. Thus, it was no
surprise that I was asked to integrate this into my
methodology and I have done so by using business
podcasts and my own feedback podcasts. Students
listen to them on the way to work, during their breaks
and even while having lunch.
Podcasts
iTunes has a wealth of podcasts
for any teacher and you can
subscribe to most of them for
free. Here are some of my
favourites which are regularly
updated
or a phone lesson, I begin with asking them for a
summary or just their thoughts on the podcast. This
then develops into a discussion as I ask them
questions relating the topic to their job and we go
over the key points and language which they didn’t
understand or which is useful for the topic. As we go,
I keep notes of emergent errors and weaknesses to
be worked on during or following the lesson.
For feedback, on account of the very short time we
often have together, I record my own mp3 podcasts
where I explain the new language and highlight and
expand on their difficulties. Even though, I do provide
a feedback document, every student prefers the
recordings and one even said he listens to them
several times to help revise all his classes.
Logistics
Bloomberg
McKinsey: Finance
Utilising and recording podcasts
can seem complicated at the
Accenture: Management
start but it really saves me a lot
of time and is very effective. Of
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