Listening exercises on the fall of the Berlin wall

Activities for language students about finding written and audio material about foreign countries on politics, current affairs and economy using the internet and develop strategies to improve their listening skills.

A short video clip on the main duties of presidents of different nations. Student level: upper-intermediate for German language

This text and translation into English accompanies the illustrated podcast in Romanian, created by Sabina Androne, a Masters student at the School of Languages and Area Studies, University of Portsmouth, as a part of a research project entitled ‘The Role of Student Audio Casting and Production in the Language Learning Curriculum’. The audio summary reflects on the contemporary situation of the Romanian nation in the post-Ceausescu era. The podcast can be used as a learning resource in several different ways: as a focus for discussion, aural comprehension or as a base for further research by students of the Romanian language.

This illustrated podcast in Romanian was created by Sabina Androne,a Masters student at the School of Languages and Area Studies, University of Portsmouth, as a part of a research project entitled ‘The Role of Student Audio Casting and Production in the