Session
Education and Development
Description
Podcasts serve as a promising tool for genuine conversations and link modern technology with 21st-century skills. They provide authentic and diverse listening materials for a large number of topic discussions; therefore, students can learn new information and acquire contextualized vocabulary as well. In this aspect, podcasts can also facilitate cultural awareness by exposing students to cultural content and giving them space to broaden their language skills along with their cultural competencies. This study analyzes the educational advantages of podcasts in the context of higher education. The study uses a mixed-method data collection: a quantitative survey and semi-structured interviews. The quantitative data consists of a survey of 70 high school students all of whom participated in the English Skills course. The semi-structured interviews investigate the benefits of using Podcasts as a medium to improve vocabulary knowledge and develop students’ cultural awareness. Earlier studies have investigated students' views on using podcast as a tool to enhance listening skills mainly; meanwhile, the aim of this study is to discover whether listening to podcasts can actually help increase students’ cultural awareness and enrich their vocabularies. Based on the findings, podcasts have the ability to provide English as a second language learners with a more pleasant learning experience and the freedom to acquire new vocabulary at their own pace. Given these points, it is safe to assume that podcasts which are culturally sensitive can help develop students' self-reflection abilities and encourage them to enhance their cultural awareness.
Keywords:
podcast, cultural awareness, vocabulary skill, learning medium
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-15-3
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
25-10-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
27-10-2024 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2024.134
Recommended Citation
Syla, Rrita, "The Power of Podcasts in Stimulating Secondary Students’ Cultural Awareness and Vocabulary" (2024). UBT International Conference. 21.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2024UBTIC/ED/21
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The Power of Podcasts in Stimulating Secondary Students’ Cultural Awareness and Vocabulary
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Podcasts serve as a promising tool for genuine conversations and link modern technology with 21st-century skills. They provide authentic and diverse listening materials for a large number of topic discussions; therefore, students can learn new information and acquire contextualized vocabulary as well. In this aspect, podcasts can also facilitate cultural awareness by exposing students to cultural content and giving them space to broaden their language skills along with their cultural competencies. This study analyzes the educational advantages of podcasts in the context of higher education. The study uses a mixed-method data collection: a quantitative survey and semi-structured interviews. The quantitative data consists of a survey of 70 high school students all of whom participated in the English Skills course. The semi-structured interviews investigate the benefits of using Podcasts as a medium to improve vocabulary knowledge and develop students’ cultural awareness. Earlier studies have investigated students' views on using podcast as a tool to enhance listening skills mainly; meanwhile, the aim of this study is to discover whether listening to podcasts can actually help increase students’ cultural awareness and enrich their vocabularies. Based on the findings, podcasts have the ability to provide English as a second language learners with a more pleasant learning experience and the freedom to acquire new vocabulary at their own pace. Given these points, it is safe to assume that podcasts which are culturally sensitive can help develop students' self-reflection abilities and encourage them to enhance their cultural awareness.