Creating Multimedia Activities for Language Learning

Creating Multimedia Activities for Language Learning

   Nowadays, teaching is a real challenge and more and more teachers have become aware of the importance of creating attractive lessons, lessons that can promote a real life learning environment. The training course (LLP) - NL-2007-163-006 ‘Creating multimedia activities for language learning'-Amsterdam,18.10.2009-25.10.2009  provided technical knowledge and skills about applications relevant to the development of multimedia activities with digital audio and video for foreign and second language learning.

Speaking activities     with the computer. We can use audio forums such as VOXOPOP or VOICETHREAD that offer more possibilities for speaking skills training, also outside the classroom (at home)‏, everyone gets speaking time, in a  “safe” training environment (= if you are not satisfied, you can record your voice again)‏, the teacher can give individual feedback.

Audio capturing & editing. We can capture audio files from YouTube with http://www.listentoyoutube.com/ and once you have an audio file (mp3-format), we can edit it with Audacity http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/.

Video capturing & editing. We can capture video files from YouTube with http://keepvid.com/ (wmv-format) and edit it with Windows Movie Maker.

Software for interactive exercises. We can create interactive exercises with Hot Potatoes http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ . /It includes six applications, enabling us to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web.