The Application of podcast in Teaching Listening

Muhammad Zaid Syahid(1*), Kisman Salija(2), Sahril Nur(3),

(1) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(2) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(3) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(*) Corresponding Author



Abstract


This study attempts to confirm the effect of podcast usage in improving students’ listening skill as well as to gain insights about their perception towards the use of podcast in improving their listening skill in the classroom. To achieve these purposes, experimental design with one group pretest-posttest was applied in carrying out this study. Twenty-seven students from government studies at Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar participated in this study through tests, treatments and questionnaires. The obtained data were analyzed through software IBM SPSS Statistics, which showed significant improvement of performance by the students. The statistical hypothesis testing showed evidence that podcast effectively improves the students’ listening skill (α = 0.05). The mean score of posttest was also notably higher from the pretest. The result from questionnaire also revealed positive attitude by the students. From 20 statements given in the questionnaire, 75% resulted in a high-ranked mean value, 10% resulted medium and the rest 15% resulted in a low-ranked mean value. Since the highest percentage was obtained from the high-ranked mean value, it is safe to conclude that the students responded positively to the use of podcast in their listening class. However, the findings in this study are subject to several limitations, since it was carried out during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Keywords


Podcast; Listening Skill; Students’ Perception; Teaching Listening

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