Podcasts about english as a foreign language

Listen to a discussion on how the use of English in the Nordic countries, with a focus on Finland and Sweden, and the consequences of this on immigration populations and identity.In the thirteen episode, students Gaëtan Gamba and Essi Turva speak mainly to Elizabeth Peterson from the University of Helsinki. Nina Carlsson from Uppsala University, Tuire Liimatainen from the Migration Institute of Finland, and Nicola Witcombe, editor of nordics.info, also join the discussion. This podcast was made possible by funding from the A.P. Moller Foundation.Sound credits: Summer by tictac9 from freesound.org.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Proficiency in English is widespread in the Nordic countries, but not everyone is good at English and the language's dominance is often questioned. Listen to this podcast to find out more about the English language in the Nordic region today.The podcast is written by Eeva Sippola and Elizabeth Peterson, and read out and produced by Nicola Witcombe. You can also read this podcast as an article on nordics.info or listen to it in Danish.Sounds from freesound.org including talking.wav by ondrosik and Piano Solo 01 by BergsteinProd (fading/volume changes/overlay to both tracks).

This week, Emma and Luke talk about Luke's plans for summer vacation and completing his graduation project for his degree in music composition. Read a transcript while you listen to the episode or review the vocabulary list on the Dialogue Frog website. Check it out this episode on our website here:  https://dialoguefrog.com/dialogue-conversation-graduation-project-50/Dialogue Frog now has a Facebook page! Follow us on Facebook for extra content: https://www.facebook.com/dialoguefrogIf you like Dialogue Frog, we hope you will rate and review our podcast. We look forward to hearing from you!   Thanks again for listening! See you next week! Copyright 2021 Dialogue Frog

007 Luke Meets a Sheep-English Story Telling Conversation PracticeListen to a short conversation as Luke tells Emma about meeting a sheep. Listen to the conversation at least 3 times to practice your English listening and speaking skills. First, listen to understand what Emma and Luke are talking about. Then, listen to the pronunciation and inflection of words. Finally, try to speak along with the dialogue as you listen. You can read a transcript of the episode or review the vocabulary list on the Dialogue Frog website.

www.eltpodcast.com In this episode, language teachers talk about what they do when faced with a new group of students in the classroom on the first day of classes in the new school year. Visit the Teachers' Lounge archive on our website for a full summary of this and other episodes. ELT Podcast Teachers' Lounge is for language teachers.

In this presentation, I deal with the ongoing discussion on introducing English in Japanese elementary schools. Although the Foreign Language Subcommittee of the Central Committee on Education has proposed introducing English at the elementary level, there is still much opposition to this proposal. The reasons for opposing the plan range from nationalistic claims as to what it means to be Japanese and the priority of the Japanese language to more practical problems of feasibility considering the lack of human and material resources to successfully implement English in elementary schools. I will present survey results in an effort to clarify the areas where the problems actually reside. I will argue that problems always arise when new ideas are being considered. What is necessary is the cooperation of all concerned in resolving these problems, if the need for reform is truly felt. Kensaku Yoshida is Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University, and Director of the Sophia Linguistics Institute for International Communication. He has worked on a number of committees for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), including the Curriculum Reform Committee, the Panel to Promote Revisions in English Language Teaching, the Super English Language High School Assessment Committee, the Task Force to Educate Japanese with English Abilities, and the Foreign Language Subcommittee of the Central Committee on Education.

This is a basic introduction between two people. You will hear it three times: first at a regular speed, then at a slower speed, then at the regular speed again. Robert: Hi, I'm Robert Chartrand. Bill: Hi. I'm Bill Pellowe. Nice to meet you. Robert: Nice to meet you, too. What do you do? Bill: I'm a university teacher. How about you? Robert: Me too! What university do you teach at? Bill: I teach at Kinki University. And you? Robert: Oh, I teach at Kurume University.

This is a basic conversation about the weekend. First, you'll hear it at a normal speed, then at a slower speed. Next, you'll hear some practice drills. Finally, you'll hear the conversation again at a normal speed. Robert: Good morning, Bill. How are you today? Bill: Good morning, Robert. I'm all right. How are you? Robert: Pretty good. Did you have a nice weekend? Bill: Not bad. I went to the movies on Saturday night. Robert: Oh yeah? What did you see? Bill: I saw the new Harry Potter movie. Robert: Did you like it? Bill: Yes, it was excellent! Practice A: I went to the movies. B: Oh yeah? What did you see? A: I went to a new restaurant. B: Oh yeah? What did you eat? A: I went shopping. B: Oh yeah? What did you buy? A: I went for a drive. B: Oh yeah? Where did you go?