Podcast Applications in Language Learning: A Review of Recent Studies

Hasan, Md. Masudul; Tan, Bee Hoon

doi:10.5539/elt.v6n2p128

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“…The first reason of why podcast could help Indonesian students enhance their listening and speaking skill is the fact that podcast enables students to be exposed to authentic language use of English. This is, particularly, because the materials in podcast cover a wide range of topics with real life speech and are generally prepared by native speakers (Thorne & Payne, 2005;Stanley, 2005;Rosell-Aguilar, 2007;Hasan & Hoon, 2013). For example, from the authentic podcast materials, the students can listen to everyday conversations in the real life situation, familiarise themselves with English pronunciation and practice their listening as well as speaking skill.…”

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“…Therefore, the English teachers should motivate students to be able to learn English independently by using podcasts, particularly outside the classroom (McCarty, 2005;Thorne & Payne, 2005;O'Bryan & Hegelheimer, 2007). The convenience that podcast offers, such as 24/7 accessibility, automaticity, simplicity and portability, allows students to listen to English language repeatedly at almost anytime and anywhere (Lee & Chan, 2006Jowitt, 2008;Abdous, Camarena & Facer, 2009;Ashraf et al, 2011;Hasan & Hoon, 2013). For example, students can practice their listening through podcast materials that have been downloaded to their personal computer, mp3 players, or iPods in their spare time at home.…”

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PODCAST: An alternative way to improve EFL students’ listening and speaking performance

Yoestara

Putri

2019

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This article aims to view the impacts of using podcast in improving listening and speaking performance. As there is a trend of using ICT in language teaching growths, the authors intend to discuss about the media that can be used in enhancing students’ ability in listening skill and speaking performance. The authors collected the information related to the topic of this article from several sources such as, books, journal articels, and previous studies. From these sources, it can be concluded that podcast can bring many benefits in teaching listening and speaking for EFL learners.

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PODCAST: An alternative way to improve EFL students’ listening and speaking performance

Yoestara

Putri

2019

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“…The given scientific research involves the analysis of theoretical material concerning the methods of teaching foreign languages for special purposes and their effectiveness. The results of scientific literature analysis have shown that the most widely used methods in teaching foreign language in modern educational practice can be identified as: the method of project [11,12], case studies [13,14], ICT [15][16][17][18][19], brainstorming [20,21], the role-playing method [22,23], tandem [24,25], extensive reading [26], the method of podcasts [27,28], the associative method [29,30] training in collaboration or cooperative learning, collaborative learning [31,32], sliding [33], the method of contrastive linguistics [34], discussions [35], dilemma [36], jigsaw reading [37], the method of theatre production [38], SCRUM [39], round table [40], peer review [41,42] mnemonics [43,44], the grammar-translation method [45], the direct method [45], the method of reading [45], the audio-lingual method [46], Dr. West's flipped learning or lipped classroom [47,48]; content and language integrated learning (CLIL) …”

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Analysis of Innovative Methods’ Effectiveness in Teaching Foreign Languages for Special Purposes Used for the Formation of Future Specialists’ Professional Competencies

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One of the most important tasks of higher educational institutions is the training of specialists to be able to adapt to changes in their professional life. At the end of the twentieth and the beginning of the 21st centuries, some methods for developing foreign language competence, needed for their future professional activity, were created by teachers. However, the effectiveness of these methods has not been studied. This fact has aroused the authors’ interest and generated the idea about the necessity to conduct scientific research in order to identify the most effective methods of teaching foreign languages for special purposes. Methods: The given research paper is based on the analysis of Russian and foreign scholars’ scientific works covering the problem of teaching foreign languages for special purposes to the students of humanitarian professions, as well as on the basis of the results from questioning students of bachelor degree programs who study foreign languages for special purposes in the field of humanitarian professions, and also of the results from questioning teachers specializing in teaching foreign languages for special purposes. Results: In the students’ opinion, the most effective methods of teaching foreign languages for special purposes in the field of humanitarian professions are the following: discussion, ICT (information and communication technologies), and SCRUM (framework that helps teams work together, encourages team to learn through on a problem). According to the interviewed teachers’ opinion, the most effective methods are discussion, ICT, and round table. The “dilemma” method is the least effective according to the students. As for the teachers, the less effective method is CLIL (content and language integrated learning). Conclusions: The study showed some common views among teachers and students concerning the effectiveness of methods of teaching foreign languages for professional purposes, such as discussion and ICT. The effectiveness of the discussion method is explained by the fact that it allows the integration of students’ knowledge from different areas when solving a problem and provides an opportunity to apply language knowledge and skills into practice. This contributes to forming students’ ability to think clearly, to perceive information critically, to highlight the main idea and find the means and arguments to confirm and substantiate it, and, consequently, to improve the understanding of any theoretical material. The use of ICT in the educational process allows the efficiency of the educational process itself to be improved significantly and leads to new approaches and organizational forms of educational work. In fact, while preparing educational programs and creating didactic materials, special attention should be given to the implementation of ICT methods and discussions in educational activities. Nevertheless, the respondents’ subjective opinion should not reduce the scientific value and effectiveness of other methods of teaching a foreign language for professional purposes. The authors of the paper believe that methods that have not found much support from students and teachers should be studied more thoroughly and carefully. To this end, it could be recommended to organize special training seminars that would allow teachers to be informed of new methods of teaching foreign languages for professional purposes, of their particularities, and to help their active implementation in the learning process.

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“…For example,reference [19]concerned with the effects of podcastson students" language skills and the second theme included learners" attitudes and perceptions toward podcasts. They found out that using podcast is more beneficial and helpful than using the traditional chalk andtalk method.…”

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The Use of Podcast to Improve Students' Listening and Speaking Skills for EFL Learners

Ramli¹,

Kurniawan²

2018

Proceedings of the International Conference on English Language Teaching (ICONELT 2017)

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Abstract-This study investigated the use of podcast to develop students' English skills, listening and speaking. Technology has produced prominent contribution on education in this information age. It is well known as edutechnology. Podcast is one of interactive medias applied to support learning process in the classroom in developing listening and speaking skills. This study reviewed some previous researchs and designed teaching instructions using Podcast. The result found that the potential achievement in using technology affected both students and teachers. Students motivately engaged themselves to sharpen their English achievements; listening and speaking with technology experiences. They obtained various instructions and interesting learning atmosphere. Besides, the teacher was also challenged to have an ability to integrate technology tools (such as Podcast) to perform a creative instruction in classroom setting. Podcast provided tremendeous topics and activities which make teachers and students enrich their knowledge as well as mastery their skills in educational purposes.

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Podcast Applications in Language Learning: A Review of Recent Studies

Cited by 65 publications

References 15 publications

PODCAST: An alternative way to improve EFL students’ listening and speaking performance

PODCAST: An alternative way to improve EFL students’ listening and speaking performance

Analysis of Innovative Methods’ Effectiveness in Teaching Foreign Languages for Special Purposes Used for the Formation of Future Specialists’ Professional Competencies

The Use of Podcast to Improve Students' Listening and Speaking Skills for EFL Learners

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