Podcasts: THE Tool for Language Learning

As mentioned elsewhere on this site and other blogs on language learning, interest and motivation are the most important factors in successful language learning.  Also, listening (with some reading) should be the main task of language acquisition.  Podasting meets both these criteria perfectly:

Interest:

With so many podcasts available today, it is now possible to find content on just about every single topic imagineable.

Listening & Reading Input:

In addition to listening to audio programs, it is possible to paste scripts into the lyrics section of podcast files (if the content creator hasn’t already.)

If you aren’t familiar with podcasting, take a minute to watch this amazingly clear and concise video from Common Craft:

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