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Exploring Podcasting in English as a Foreign Language Learners'…
Exploring Podcasting in English as a Foreign Language Learners' Writing Performance
Introduction
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The evolution of mobile technologies
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
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Purpose:
to investigate the impact of the use of computers in teaching and learning both L1 and L2
Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL)
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Any type of language learning taking place anywhere and anytime supported by mobile devices
(Moura & Carvalho, 2012).
Potential gains brought to language learning
The expansion of mobile communication networks
Ease of handling
The multiplicity of resources
The affordable price
The continous evolution of mobile technology
Podcasting
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an evolving technology
Supports digital recordings to be easily posted to the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player
Enhances language-teaching process;
Aids student learning effectively.
Podcast lectures
Enable learners to review course materials at their convenience
Study with Arabian learners
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Intends to integrate podcasting into an EFL writing class to explore the impact of using podcast instruction on learners' writing ability
Focuses on the effects of podcast instruction in EFL learning
Provides useful information for instructors planning to use podcasts as a teaching tool
Statement of the problem
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How to best improve EFL learning and teaching
Effective and efficient learning strategies need to be developed, implemented, and continously improved
Research questions
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Is podcast instruction effective in improving the writing skills of EFL Saud learners?
Is there a statistically significant difference in writing achievement between the pretest and the post-test results of EFL students exposed to traditional writing instruction?
Is there a statistically significant difference in writing achievement between the pretest and the post-test results of EFL students exposed to traditional writing instruction and podcast writing instruction?
Is there a statistically significant difference in writing achievement between the pretest and the post-test results of EFL students exposed to traditional writing instruction and podcast writing instruction and those exposed to traditional writing instruction only?
What are the attitudes of the students toward the use of podcast instruction to improve writing ability?
Methodology
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Participants
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55 second level male students
Scientific section of the Preparatory Year in King Saud University
Materials
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Grammar Girl "quick and dirty tips for better writing"
Helps learners easily understand xomplex grammar rules with exciting tricks so that learners can practice and remember those confusing expressions
ESL Podcast
Provides diversities of everyday life issues
Instrument
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Pre-test and Post-test
Questionnaire
Validity and Reliability
Discussion
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Higher score
Experimental group
Recieved podcast writing and traditional lectures
Obvious decline in the number of errors such as spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
Lower Score
Control group
Learnt only traditonal in-class writing instruction
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