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What kind of blogs do you read?

Date of Publication

30.06.2020

Target Group

Lecturers
Students

Domain Area

Business & Communication
Journalism & multimedia

Learning Scenario

Autonomous learning
Classroom Context

Target Language

Polish

Language of Instruction

Any language

CEFR level

B1

Type of Material

Audio
Guiding resources (online course/book)

Linguistic Features

Vocabulary
Grammar

Skills

Listening
Speaking
Reading

Description

Blogs are an interesting topic for learners, many of whom regularly write blogs (even about learning Polish and their experiences in Poland).
This podcast in the HelloPolish series features a discussion about blogging. Various types of blogs are mentioned (economic, about creative industries or law). The author introduces in her text common terms from law, journalism, economics, without composing an actual specialist text.
The lesson consists of audio material (downloadable in MP3 format) and the podcast script, which also includes a list of terms (downloadable in PDF format).
The material is accessible, perhaps a little below the advertised B1 level. However, the proposed topic is interesting for young learners and can be included in a teaching scenario for students of journalism, law, economics and others.

Case study

The podcast on blogging caught the attention of the learners as many of them read blogs and even write blogs. The materials are useful, they need to be supplemented with explanations of vocabulary and grammar. An advantage is that the podcast is accompanied by text in pdf format which can be downloaded for free.
The Polish teacher compiles a list of at least 7 specialist terms and provides collocations and context descriptions. It draws students' attention to the differences between registers, colloquial and official or administrative.
The material is integrated into a larger teaching scenario (which can be carried out in two consecutive lessons), aimed at developing conversational skills and the use of specialist terms.

Guidelines

The lecturer introduces the platform, the selected podcast and invites learners to download both the pdf text and the Mp3 material to their laptop or phones.
1. The lecturer discusses the title, invites learners to take turns answering the questions Do you read blogs? / Do you write blogs?
2. The lecturer suggests that students listen to the podcast (about 6 minutes) and explains the terms used and the expressions that appear in the text.
3. Using the text of the podcast in pdf format, the lecturer invites the students to read and point out unknown words.
4. Students are invited to discuss their experience with blogs, recommend blogs they have read. And those who write/have written blogs are asked to describe their experiences.
This podcast is very useful to develop learners' speaking skills in Polish, also using specialist terms.

Review

Category
Rate
Comprehensive approach
Capacity to match the needs of lecturers and students

4

Added value
The provided tangible improvements

4

Motivation enhancement
The capacity to motivate students to improve their language skills

4

Innovation
Effectiveness in introducing innovative, creative and previously unknown approaches to LSP learning

4

Transferability
Measurement of the transferable potential and possibility to be a source of further capitalisation/application for other language projects in different countries

5

Skills assessment and validation
Availability of appropriate tools for lecturers to monitor students’ progress and for students to assess own progress and to reflect on learning

4

Adaptability
Flexibility of the contents and possibilities for the LSP lecturers to adapt the contents to their and to students’ need

4

Usability
Assess the technical usability from the point of view of the lecturer and the student

4

Accessibility
Assess the accessibility from the point of view of the lecturer and the student

4

Comments:
The podcasts are presented in an accessible manner and deal with current topics that may be of interest to students from several faculties who want to improve their Polish language skills. A plus is that there is no need to register on the platform and audio and text can be downloaded to your computer. A minus might be the more colloquial tone of the podcast and the fact that grammar explanations are extremely few.
The vocabulary provided is useful. However, vocabulary and grammar explanations provided by the teacher are necessary. The material on blogs can be used in the classroom as part of a larger teaching scenario and can be recommended for individual study.
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