{"id":794,"date":"2019-10-16T11:42:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T10:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/litebox\/?p=794"},"modified":"2019-10-16T11:43:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T10:43:25","slug":"radio-chevere-spanish-radio-station-in-university-of-bath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/litebox\/2019\/10\/16\/radio-chevere-spanish-radio-station-in-university-of-bath\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Chevere - Spanish Radio Station in University of Bath"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ana Sevilla-Merino, Teaching Fellow, Foreign Languages Centre, was awarded with \u00a33000 by LITEbox - Santander Technology Fund for a duration of \u00a0September 2018- April 2020,<\/em><\/i>\u00a0to launch a Spanish Radio Station Programme to enhance language skills, communication and<\/i>\u00a0interculturality exchange between Spanish speakers and learners of Spanish. Here is thier journey so far.<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n

Spanish Radio Station~\u00a0Radio Ch\u00e9vere<\/strong><\/p>\n

This project aims to create a language learning opportunity through the use of broadcasting media. It aims to increase students\u2019 engagement with language learning and culture. The idea is to run a one-hour weekly radio programme in Spanish. A project from the students by the students, working collaboratively in Spanish as the medium language. Students will produce materials in the target language integrating the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking), and apply them to the managing and running of the radio programme. This will provide them with an opportunity to stretch and develop their language skills as they will be required to consider timetables, resources and content. This will also offer an excellent opportunity for students to develop transferable skills, over and above the basics of the language they are learning in support of their future employability. The above skills will also be developed through the peer-to-peer teaching scheme. The content is be based on Hispanic issues and issues interesting to the Hispanic students at University.<\/p>\n

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When learning a language one of students\u2019 priorities is to be able to communicate in the new language.\u00a0Through students\u2019 exploration, this project will capture the benefits that broadcasting media can offer to language learning and may prove to be applicable to other subject areas. This will also include the extent to which this type of technology and approach can be integrated sufficiently into the curriculum to support assessment.\u00a0The content is based on Hispanic issues.\u00a0The development is based on the interculturality exchange between Spanish speakers and learners of Spanish.<\/p>\n

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Radio Ch\u00e9vere<\/strong> explores the use of innovative technology in languages through encouraging students to produce quality materials in the target language integrating the four\/five skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking, and translating), and apply them to the managing and running of the radio programme.\u00a0Radio Ch\u00e9vere is a \u2018virtual\u2019 professional environment<\/strong> that develops individual learning and teaching experiences, as well as transferable skills which will be applied in the students\u2019 future careers, and supports their future employability.<\/p>\n

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The outcomes<\/strong> of this project will be:<\/p>\n