How to Learn Finnish With Podcasts
There are many podcast channels in Finnish, from language-learning podcasts to music podcasts. Podcasts have paved the way for advances in language-learning technologies, and many language professors have assigned podcasts as part of their schools' curriculums. Finnish podcasts are widely available on the Internet, allowing aspiring Finnish speakers access to audio that will help them become fluent in Finnish.
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Things You'll Need
- iTunes
- iPod and iPod cable to connect to computer
- Word-processing program
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Search for Finnish language podcasts online. As the name states, Finnish-Podcast.blogspot.com is a great resource of Finnish podcasts, covering lessons from language basics to cultural expressions. Finnish podcasts also feature transcripts for the audio clips to allow learners to follow along and be able to review them later. Podcast directories, such as PodFeed.net, also offers listing of music podcasts in Finnish, such as Kemopetrol and Multe Music.
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Download Finnish language podcasts to your computer. You can search through iTunes for Finnish podcasts, and you can also add podcasts that are not listed on iTunes to your audio library. Schedule a time when you can listen to them every day. Learning a foreign language like Finnish involves practicing every day to familiarize yourself with the sounds of the letters and words.
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Create a syllabus for your Finnish language learning. This will help guide you through your materials, as well as help you keep track of your progress. You can arrange which podcasts you will listen to week by week to make your learning more consistent. Finnish can be a hard language to learn if you have no previous experience, and a syllabus will help guide you.
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Read Finnish blogs that feature podcasts. This will help you develop your reading skills in Finnish as well as your listening comprehension. There are also Finnish news broadcasts that are converted into podcasts, which allows learners to practice listening to conversational and formal Finnish. Finnish YLE Radio is a podcast targeted specifically to listeners learning Finnish as a second language. Go to http://yle.fi/ulkomailla/index.php?id=1342.
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Upload Finnish podcasts to your iPod. Podcasts are excellent portable multimedia tools. You can listen to your Finnish podcasts while commuting to and from work or school. Being able to carry your podcasts around will help you progress more quickly, because you will be able to practice listening even when you are away from your computer. You might also want to download the Radio Free Finland podcast at RadioFreeFinland.net.
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