Presenters: Daniela and Eun
Topic: Learning a language abroad
In this show, adult English language students in GO3* class talk about Learning a language abroad. Daniela (Venezuela), and Eun (S. Korea), chose the topic, prepared the questions, introduce the show and interview their classmates.
We hear interviews with:
Kohei (Japan)
Cai (China)
Saaod (Qatar)
ZhaoLin (China)
Nicolas (Columbia)
Cyril (France)
Interview questions
(If you are listening in class, you could ask a partner the interview questions, then choose one or more of the speakers and note their answers.)
Learning a language abroad
1. Why did you come to Oxford?
2. Who decided that you should come to England?
3. What was your first impression of England?
4. What was the most difficult thing for you to get used to in England?
For example...
- cooking for yourself?
- learning English?
- doing your laundry?
- making friends?
5. What do you think is the best thing about being abroad?
6. Do you think learning a language abroad helps to make you more experienced about life?
7. Do you think learning a language abroad is better than in your own country?
Please listen to our interviews and add your comments on our blog page at bardwellroad.podomatic.com.
This show was recorded in class, on group teacher, Geoff's, Apple MacBook Pro computer with the program Garageband. The Garageband jingle chosen by the presenters is "Stepping Out". After editing in Garageband and Audacity (for noise removal and deletion of unnecessary silence), the audio volume was leveled using the program Levelator (www.gigavox.com/levelator), and the file was converted to MP3 format using Switch Audio File Converter (http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html). The photo was edited in Apple iPhoto and Pixelmator.
This show was produced at the Bardwell Road Adult Centre, St Clare's, Oxford, UK.
