Peter Ford podcasts
Peter Ford was the keynote speaker at the Communicate.06 conference. He is co-founder of ICT4Schools.
Communicate.06 podcasts
These two audio files feature his keynote speech from the conference.
Just click on a link to play the file, or right-click and save the link (Ctrl-click on a Mac) if you want to download it to your computer. The files are available as mp3 files, which give audio only.
MFLE Podcast 12: Peter Ford's keynote speech at Communicate.06 conference, part 1 - 10MB (mp3 file)
MFLE Podcast 13: Peter Ford's keynote speech at Communicate.06 conference, part 2 - 9MB (mp3 file)
Peter Ford on blogging
Find out more about Peter's past, his passions and how he gets students to enjoy habitual writing in this three-part podcast. Each episode is about 20 minutes long.
Just click on a link to play the file, or right-click and save the link (Ctrl-click on a Mac) if you want to download it to your computer. The files are available as mpeg4 files or mp3 files.
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MFLE Podcast 9: Peter Ford on the concept of blogging - 12MB (mpeg4 file)
MFLE Podcast 9: Peter Ford on the concept of blogging - 16MB (mp3 file)
In this first part Peter introduces the concept of blogging: what is it and what are its principal gains for modern foreign languages?
MFLE Podcast 10: Peter Ford on tips for writing - 10.5MB (mpeg4 file)
MFLE Podcast 10: Peter Ford on tips for writing - 15MB (mp3 file)
Teachers are the key to getting students to write habitually. Peter gives some ideas and tips on getting students to enjoy writing more.
MFLE Podcast 11: Peter Ford on developing blogging - 15MB (mpeg4 file)
MFLE Podcast 11: Peter Ford on developing blogging - 21MB (mp3 file)
In this third and final part Peter shows how blogging can develop beyond simple message posting, and how worldwide communities can bring languages to life.
Podcast transcripts
We've created transcripts of MFLE podcasts 1 to 19, which you can download and read.