WARNING
To avoid confusion, I have to explain myself: This is my second podcast, revised considering Mustafa Hoca's feedback. I'd like to highlight that I uploaded my first podcast on time (before April 21st), but after I received feedback, I needed to record a new one, cancel my previous submission on Google Classroom, and hand in this new one.
Hi everyone again!
After I was told my podcast was wrong by my teacher, I thought that it might be a good idea to upload a new one, which is better than the previous one. This one is about what we can do about animal testing to improve the world. My solution is to check whether products have been tested on animals and buy cruelty-free products. Probably your awareness and careful choices themselves won't stop animal tests right away, yet, they'll catch companies' attention after a while.
In this podcast assignment, we were given three options: 1) vox-pop, 2) improving the world, and 3) A sound-rich story. As you can see, I chose the second option, the one you can do on your own, without a pair or a group. As a result of this choice, I hadn't had a problem while creating. Overall, it was fun, especially finding an inspiring idea. I found multiple ideas that I can say are my own ideas, only to find out they're not a perfect fit for this assignment :D I'll be more careful next time.
As a teacher candidate, I'd like to give a similar task to my students in the future to improve their speaking skills and build digital literacy. This type of assignment not only gets students to check the pronunciation of words and speak more, but it also encourages students to be creators, not only consumers of media. However, there might be some disadvantages, like being self-conscious about your voice or not having good equipment to record it.
In this post, I've explained my opinions regarding this podcast assignment and mentioned the disadvantages and in which ways a podcast could be beneficial for students. Hope you enjoyed reading. See you!
