A good podcast should have elements of wit, humor, and spontineity. Its subject matter should appeal and resonate to listeners, have some deeper meaning - meaning no potty mouthing without good reason.

I have only listened to one podcast in my life, but it was about a group of four english guys going off about whatever came to mind...the mating habits of monkeys, how spaceships are built, etc. But I thought it was a bit too all over the place for me...or maybe its just that I don't get Brit Humor?

Back to what I think a good podcast should be...I think there should be definititive dialogue between the radio talk show host, and a listener of the podcast. Instant gratification is loved.

きょう　は　じゅうがつじゅうごにちです。にちようびです。くじよじゅうくふんです。

おはいお、きのう，ともだちをあいました。ともだちのなまえは　ヴィンイエ。ヴィンイエ　は　Philadelphia　へ、ブーセ　で　きました。いっしょうに、Digital　Life　いきました。たのしです。 Sparros　で　ふるごはんをたべました。

えとう、だいすき　ナルト　＾＾。ナルトまんが　を　よみます。Digital Life　へ、ナルト　を　みません　でした。ま、Final Fantasy XII　と　PS3　を　みました。Final Fantasy XII　は　よじゅうくドーッァル　です。たかいですね？ヴィンイエ　は　Final Fantasy XII　を　かいます。でも、ヴィンイエ　は、わたし　に　Final Fantasy XII　を　かします。

メリンダ

The speaker who came to speak with our Japanese Class on Thursday said many insightful things. Some of the things that struck me as especially insightful were:

1: Its impossible to learn everything at once, so just focus mainly on one aspect of the language and go from there
2: That there are two main parts of the brain used for learning languages, seeing/ understanding, and producing. So during a quiz, you might think you know the material, but you really don't.
3: Theres a difference between native speakers and non-native speakers/ automatic production and non automatic production of the language.

I thought it was really interesting to hear her speak and get her take on learning a language. Thanks for asking us to go to her presentation さとうせんせい。


-Melinda