Podcast
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Who Am I?
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Unit and Class Description
This activity is about having students describe their physical feature and personality traits using Arabic.
The activity is designed for level one Arabic students, who have beginning knowledge of how to create basic sentences and put together noun-adjective phrases. The students are coming close to the end of the body parts unit, and are going to use the podcast to determine the identity of the different personalities being described in the podcast episodes. Students will be expected to listen to one episode each night (5 episodes total) to determine the personality of the person being described. They will then be expected to structure their own hidden identities in class by the end of the week.
Click here for the worksheet that accompanies this assignment.
Objectives
1. Students will be able to listen to a podcast and determine important details regarding physical and personality descriptions.
2. Students will be able to determine the meaning of new vocabulary using context clues from the podcast episode.
3. Students will use and apply results to create their own hidden identities, in the same structure and manner as posted in the podcast episodes.
This activity is about having students describe their physical feature and personality traits using Arabic.
The activity is designed for level one Arabic students, who have beginning knowledge of how to create basic sentences and put together noun-adjective phrases. The students are coming close to the end of the body parts unit, and are going to use the podcast to determine the identity of the different personalities being described in the podcast episodes. Students will be expected to listen to one episode each night (5 episodes total) to determine the personality of the person being described. They will then be expected to structure their own hidden identities in class by the end of the week.
Click here for the worksheet that accompanies this assignment.
Objectives
1. Students will be able to listen to a podcast and determine important details regarding physical and personality descriptions.
2. Students will be able to determine the meaning of new vocabulary using context clues from the podcast episode.
3. Students will use and apply results to create their own hidden identities, in the same structure and manner as posted in the podcast episodes.
These teaching creations are aligned with both ACTFL and NETS standards for education. Standards are presented below:
ACTFL Standards for Foreign Language Learning:
Communication
Communicate in Languages Other Than English
1.1: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
By Friday in class, students will be able to structure their own examples of hidden personalities.
1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
Students will be able to listen to the podcast and interpret the descriptions on each episode.
1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
By Friday in class, students will be able to structure their own examples of hidden personalities to their partners/peers.
Cultures
Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
The students will be exposed to some famous personalities from the Arab world in addition to famous personalities around them.
Connections
Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
When listening to episodes on Arabic personalities, they will be exposed to some of the interests those personalities have in their local environments.
Comparisons
Develop Insight Into the Nature of Language and Cultures
4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
When listening to episodes on Arabic personalities, they will be exposed to some of the interests those personalities have in their local environments.
ISTE NETS*S Standards:
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry
Students will use the podcast to learn how to listen to materials on their own.
d. Process data and report results
Students will use the podcast to learn how to listen to materials on their own.
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Students will use the podcast to learn how to listen to materials on their own. (with previous guidance from the teacher)
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
a. Understand and use technology systems
Students will click in the different episodes on the site and pause and stop as needed.
d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies
Students will be exposed to the podcast site, buzzsprout.com and see how it operates for the listener. Eventually when students reach higher levels of language, they will use the site to create their own podcasts based on the knowledge they acquired from different lessons.
ACTFL Standards for Foreign Language Learning:
Communication
Communicate in Languages Other Than English
1.1: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
By Friday in class, students will be able to structure their own examples of hidden personalities.
1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
Students will be able to listen to the podcast and interpret the descriptions on each episode.
1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
By Friday in class, students will be able to structure their own examples of hidden personalities to their partners/peers.
Cultures
Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
The students will be exposed to some famous personalities from the Arab world in addition to famous personalities around them.
Connections
Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
When listening to episodes on Arabic personalities, they will be exposed to some of the interests those personalities have in their local environments.
Comparisons
Develop Insight Into the Nature of Language and Cultures
4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
When listening to episodes on Arabic personalities, they will be exposed to some of the interests those personalities have in their local environments.
ISTE NETS*S Standards:
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry
Students will use the podcast to learn how to listen to materials on their own.
d. Process data and report results
Students will use the podcast to learn how to listen to materials on their own.
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Students will use the podcast to learn how to listen to materials on their own. (with previous guidance from the teacher)
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
a. Understand and use technology systems
Students will click in the different episodes on the site and pause and stop as needed.
d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies
Students will be exposed to the podcast site, buzzsprout.com and see how it operates for the listener. Eventually when students reach higher levels of language, they will use the site to create their own podcasts based on the knowledge they acquired from different lessons.
Who Am I Arabic Podcast by Annie Hasan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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