[RNLD] Recording apps for recording telephone calls....

[Julia Sallabank]

Hello all

Using Skype you can call a landline or mobile phone number. I guess you
could also record that conversation (with consent of course!)?

Best wishes
Julia

On Sat, 2 May 2020 at 22:15, Peter Austin <pa2 at soas.ac.uk> wrote:

> There is a bunch of different apps that work on Android mobile phones
> which can be used to record calls on Skype, WhatsApp and phone (receiving
> from mobile or landline) -- see
> https://www.androidauthority.com/best-call-recorder-apps-android-1001838/
>
> For landline-to-landline you'd need a microphone and recorder on the
> receiving end. The quality is likely to be fairly low and would need to be
> tested to see if any of these methods gives acceptable results for the
> creation of language learning materials. It would be worth doing various
> tests before investing too much time and energy into it.
>
> I hope this helps. Best wishes,
> Peter
>
>
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> On Sat, 2 May 2020 at 21:07, Heather souter <hsouter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Recording apps for recording telephone calls....
>>
>> Taanshi, hello,
>>
>> It isn’t for linguistic research but could help
>> Indigenous/endangered/heritage language revitalization workers/learners to
>> continue some form of personal language documentation and learning with
>> Elderly and other fluent speakers while we are in this crisis.  The issue
>> is not being able to physically get together with elderly speakers to work
>> and record them without putting them at risk.
>>
>> So....  What apps allow for the EASY recording of calls (landline, cell,
>> VOIP) on phones and computers in formats that can be saved and allow for
>> easy repurposing of the recordings as permitted. What would be needed is
>> variety of apps that allow for the recording of phone calls to landlines
>> from landlines, cell phones, computers using VOIP....  And, the app(s)
>> would have to work on a variety of platforms. (BTW, landline phones are
>> often the only communication tech  Elders have out this way.)
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> I got to thinking about this for the apprentices in our
>> “Master-Apprentice Program” (a one-on-one community-based “immersion” for
>> adults).  Things are at a standstill and I need to find a way to get our
>> teams going again. So....  How to empower our “apprentices” (and
>> potentially other interested Indigenous ancestral/heritage/endangered
>> language learners) to continue learning and use what proficiency they do
>> have to effectively share language when and where they can. The  resource
>> planning and  creation process can be used  to first accelerate the
>> apprentices own learning.  Then, the learning materials/lesson plans they
>> create will also provide them with the safety and security they need to
>> share/teach in different environments.
>>
>> Apprentices may not yet feel comfortable meeting their elderly “Master”
>> speakers, but they could work with them over the phone (lowest common
>> denominator tech-wise).  The MAP contact time could  include the planning
>> process and the phone calls/video chats (eventually meetings) to go over
>> the materials with their Masters, right?! They, then, can use the materials
>> as an “immersion set” for their own learning and share them with their
>> families and communities.
>>
>> Just thinking out loud here!
>>
>> Kihchi-marsii, thanks, for reading this!
>>
>> Eekoshi pitamaa. That’s it for now.
>>
>> Heather
>>
>> Heather Souter, MEd
>> Prairies to Woodlands Indigenous Language Revitalization Circle
>> Manitoba, Canada
>
>
>
> --
> Prof Peter K. Austin
> Humboldt Researcher, Frankfurt University (Nov 2019, Jan-March 2020)
> Emeritus Professor in Field Linguistics, SOAS
> Visiting Researcher, Oxford University
> Foundation Editor, EL Publishing
> Honorary Treasurer, Philological Society
>
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>


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Dr. Julia Sallabank
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and Linguistics
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SOAS, University of London,
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