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Discourse analysis of podcasts in French

Implications for foreign language listening development
  • Janel Pettes Guikema
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Electronic Discourse in Language Learning and Language Teaching
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Abstract

This chapter examines the discourse of French-language podcasts to discover their potential for use in the foreign language classroom to facilitate the development of listening proficiency. Through detailed analysis of authentic podcast transcripts, the chapter highlights linguistic, lexical, and cultural features of this type of discourse in order to demonstrate how such a tool can be used both in and outside the classroom. Of the various types of podcasts in French, the news archive receives the most attention largely because it is always current but also because of its cultural and linguistic authenticity and wide availability. A variety of practical suggestions for implementing news archive podcasts at various levels of French instruction are provided, including how to find and select appropriate podcasts and how to guide students in listening to authentic spoken French.

Abstract

This chapter examines the discourse of French-language podcasts to discover their potential for use in the foreign language classroom to facilitate the development of listening proficiency. Through detailed analysis of authentic podcast transcripts, the chapter highlights linguistic, lexical, and cultural features of this type of discourse in order to demonstrate how such a tool can be used both in and outside the classroom. Of the various types of podcasts in French, the news archive receives the most attention largely because it is always current but also because of its cultural and linguistic authenticity and wide availability. A variety of practical suggestions for implementing news archive podcasts at various levels of French instruction are provided, including how to find and select appropriate podcasts and how to guide students in listening to authentic spoken French.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. About the contributors vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part I. New literacies
  6. English in cyberspace 11
  7. Navigating and interpreting hypertext in French 43
  8. Web-based translation for promoting language awareness 65
  9. Part II. Chat
  10. Learner noticing, negative feedback, and uptake in synchronous computer-mediated environments 87
  11. Teaching language variation in French through authentic chat discourse 111
  12. Exploring native and nonnative interactive discourse in text-based chat beyond classroom settings 127
  13. Part III. Podcasts
  14. Podcasts and second language learning 153
  15. Discourse analysis of podcasts in French 169
  16. Part IV. Blogs
  17. Interactional and discursive features of English-language weblogs for language learning and teaching 193
  18. Second-person pronoun use in French-language blogs 213
  19. Blogs in Spanish beyond the classroom 241
  20. Part V. Discussion forums
  21. Linguistic and social dimensions of French-language discussion forums 263
  22. The discussion forum as a locus for developing L2 pragmatic awareness 291
  23. The discussion forum as a component of a technology-enhanced Integrated Performance Assessment 319
  24. Index 345
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.25.13gui

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. About the contributors vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part I. New literacies
  6. English in cyberspace 11
  7. Navigating and interpreting hypertext in French 43
  8. Web-based translation for promoting language awareness 65
  9. Part II. Chat
  10. Learner noticing, negative feedback, and uptake in synchronous computer-mediated environments 87
  11. Teaching language variation in French through authentic chat discourse 111
  12. Exploring native and nonnative interactive discourse in text-based chat beyond classroom settings 127
  13. Part III. Podcasts
  14. Podcasts and second language learning 153
  15. Discourse analysis of podcasts in French 169
  16. Part IV. Blogs
  17. Interactional and discursive features of English-language weblogs for language learning and teaching 193
  18. Second-person pronoun use in French-language blogs 213
  19. Blogs in Spanish beyond the classroom 241
  20. Part V. Discussion forums
  21. Linguistic and social dimensions of French-language discussion forums 263
  22. The discussion forum as a locus for developing L2 pragmatic awareness 291
  23. The discussion forum as a component of a technology-enhanced Integrated Performance Assessment 319
  24. Index 345
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