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

DOI

10.2991/iconelt-17.2018.42How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Edutechnology, Podcast, Listening and Speaking Skills

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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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Astri mardila Ramli
AU  - Erwin hari Kurniawan
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TI  - The Use of Podcast to Improve Students' Listening and Speaking Skills for EFL Learners
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on English Language Teaching (ICONELT 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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