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Exploring Podcasting in English as a Foreign Language Learners’ Writing…
Exploring Podcasting in English as a Foreign Language Learners’
Writing Performance
Statement of the Problem
The focus of the present study was to investigate the effect of using podcasts to help EFL learners enhance their
vocabulary and grammar awareness and achieve better writing ability.
Podcasting Technology
Podcasts are audio or video files that are posted as series on the web and distributed via the assistance of a Rapid
Simple Syndication feed (RSS feed) (Deal, 2007; King & Gura, 2007; Lafferty & Walch, 2006, Rosell-Aguilar,
2007, Huang, 2013).
Podcast as an Innovative Teaching Tool
The implementation of podcasts in education is growing, and personal devices, such as iPods and iPads, are
being widely used in a variety of teacher-centered and student-centered ways (French, 2006), however the use of
podcasts is still limited in some EFL contexts (Celik, 2013).
Perceptions and Attitudes toward Podcasts
Generally, motivating students outside the class can be a difficult mission; however, the implementation of
podcasting can support this issue (O’Bryan & Hegelheimer, 2007;
Podcast Lectures for ESL and EFL Learning.
Previous studies on podcasts in language learning have explored its effectiveness in developing various learners’
language skills (O’Bryan & Hegelheimer, 2007; Li, 2010).
Podcasts for Teaching Writing Skill
English as a foreign language teachers may find that writing is the most difficult language skill to teach. This
could be justified, as writing is a productive skill that involves the organization of the writer’s knowledge into a
written format.
Methodology
Participants
This study was conducted with fifty-five, second level male students at the scientific section of the Preparatory
Year in King Saud University.
Materials
The main podcast selected for the present study was Grammar Girl" quick and dirty tips for better writing ".
Grammar Girl podcast offers short, interesting tips to enhance writing.
Procedure
The entire study conducted in a six-week period during the second semester 2014.
Results and Discussion
Results
This study aimed to explore the effects of using podcast lectures on English as a foreign language learners’
writing performance.
Discussion
The results of the present study showed that the students in the experimental group who received podcast writing
and traditional lectures scored significantly higher than the control group that was taught using traditional inclass
writing instruction only.