The Sharing Economy

18.07.2016

Lecturers
Students

Business & Communication
Journalism & multimedia

Autonomous learning
Classroom Context

Polish

Any language

C1
C2

Audio

Vocabulary
Grammar
Pragmatics

Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Writing
Reading

This podcast about the sharing economy is the 40th episode of the Manadżer Plus series by Mariusz Chrapko, a consultant for team coaching, leadership training and evaluation.
This episode is one of the free episodes on the website and is accompanied by a downloadable pdf transcript of the text.
The audio is 45 minutes long but can be listened to in 7 or 10-minute segments. So this episode can be used for individual study (listening to the podcast plus reading) and for classroom study.
It is useful for students with an advanced level of Polish language skills (B2+, C1, C2) taking courses in economics, sociology, anthropology, tourism.
The discussion between Mariusz Chrapko and his guests allows students to learn specialist terms in a real context. The podcast also highlights how new terms have been constructed or borrowed as society has changed.

The material is indeed very interesting, but it is intended for those who have reached level C1 or C2 of Polish. We know from practice that this level is difficult to reach in undergraduate studies. For students specialising in this area, the material can be suggested for further study, for skill development.
I do not think it can be used as such in the classroom. However, the lecturer can select smaller (8-10 minute) excerpts from the recording and choose an appropriate piece of text. Based on the excerpts, he or she should explain specialised vocabulary (using available dictionaries) and construct grammar exercises and suggest topics for conversation.
To reiterate, the material is interesting, but it is rather material that can be used by the lecturer to construct some lessons and material for individual study for learners with a very good level of Polish.
I think it is good that such an online source has been identified that can be used to prepare teaching material.

1. The teacher introduces the topic of the discussion and describes how the lesson will
be performed.
2. Suggests that students read the summary of the discussion (from the website), from which they learn more about the people they will listen to, about their occupation.
3. Together with the students, draw up a list of unfamiliar terms and check their meanings in existing dictionaries online.
4. Students listen to the chosen 10-minute sequence with transcription. Unknown terms are noted and explained.
5. The teacher invites students to think about other forms of sharing economy. How has the situation changed since 2016?
6. Students are invited to discuss (using the vocabulary learned) remote working, sharing houses, Airbnb, Uber etc.
7. The teacher suggests that students give three examples of sharing economy that they know from direct experience and search the internet for more information about them.
Other activities:
1. Using the scenario presented and the vocabulary learnt, the teacher proposes that students work in groups of three and discuss the sharing economy (using the vocabulary learnt and specific formulas).
Students are encouraged to present personal experiences of the sharing economy.
2. For students interested in journalism, media, the teacher will also discuss how the discussion is conducted, how the proposed topics are approached. What do they think about podcasts on economic topics?