The VERBcast started out as a project we developed last summer. It was tested throughout the month of September with a small group of students who had signed up for a "secret assignment" on the LanguageZone website. Over four weeks they followed each programme and throughout the four weeks they completed tests on the website.
The VERBcast was the first full course in Europe delivered entirely by podcasting, and at the end of the four week trial period the programmes were released to the public via the iTunes Music Store. Since then the episodes have been downloaded over 35,000 times across the world!
The VERBcast has been covered in a number of press articles and has been among the top education podcasts on the iTunes Music Store several times. There has also been interested from Apple Computers and we're looking forward to announcing an exciting project with Apple in a few months.
By taking part in the VERBcast you're joining thousands of people all across the world who have dared to try to learn a bit differently! Enjoy it, as we count down from 10 to 1 ...
I greatly enjoyed your podcasts. Very, very helpful.
I was wondering if they will continue in the future?
My only suggestions is that when you explain the spelling any conjugated verb, consider pronouncing the letters in French rather than English. When I listened to the podcasts, as my mind was conjugating and spelling with the program, my mind was misdirected when the French "i" was not referred to as "e" and the French "e" was not "eh," etc.
Posted by: Nick Demas | November 02, 2006 at 07:52 PM
Salut,
I'm from the United States in Texas.
I just love the podcast.
I already speak French, Spanish, and Italian, but the verbCast really helped me review the basics before my final exam
next month!
Thanks so much!
Posted by: Lauren G | November 16, 2006 at 01:35 AM
Too bad the podcasts aren't available elsewhere. I, like a number of people, refuse to have anything to do with iTunes or Apple.
Posted by: NoApple | September 16, 2008 at 04:47 PM