I wanted to record each of my students reading the same paragraph so that they could hear themselves and perhaps form a judgment as to their pronunciation and speech habits. I used Audacity to record them, but haven't figured out how to put it on this blog. If someone reads this and can help, I would appreciate the advice.
Before making the students' recordings, I read the paragraph aloud to them, showing them where to pause, where to emphasize a word, what rhythm to use. The students were eager to record themselves and did a good job of it, but they don't seem to have the ability to recognize where they need improvement. Perhaps that will come from more practice. I would need to know how to set up separate accounts for them so that they could make different recordings over time and compare them.
As a final note (3-16-2012) to this post, I asked the students whom I had recorded on video whether I had their permission to post the video. They did not want me to post it because (and if you know and understand ELL students as well as I do, you will understand, too), they did not want anyone to comment on their accent, remark on where they came from, or laugh at them. They often do not ask questions in their content classes because they do not want the other students to know they are from other countries because they fear backlash. So, I'm sorry I can't post the video, but please know that it was a valuable exercise for them and we will repeat it.
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