The Role of Using Podcast in Developing Students' English Language Skills and Areas from English Language Teachers' Perspectives
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https://doi.org/10.59759/educational.v4i3.1434Keywords:
Podcast, English Language Skills, English Language Areas, Teachers’ PerspectivesAbstract
This study aimed to investigate the role of using the podcast in developing students’ English language skills and areas from English language teachers’ perspectives. To achieve the aim of this study, the descriptive approach based on a questionnaire was used. The population of the study as a whole consisted of 310 male/female English language teachers at the basic stage schools in the Northwest Badia Directorate of Education in Mafraq. The sample of the study consisted of 103 male/female teachers who teach English language for the basic stage in the Northwest Badia Directorate of Education in Mafraq, who were chosen purposefully during the second semester of the academic year 2023/2024. The data was collected through an electronic and a paper questionnaire. The instrument consisted of seven sections, including the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and the three areas (vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation). The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences at P = 0.05 between the means of the teachers’ perspectives on using the podcast in teaching English language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). The results also showed that the listening skill obtained the highest mean of all skills with a high degree of agreement. There were no statistically significant differences at P = 0.05 between the means of the teachers’ perspectives on using the podcast in teaching English language areas (vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation). Finally, the results of the study revealed that pronunciation obtained the highest mean of all areas with a high degree of agreement
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