ACADEMIC PRESENTATION

1. Fatiya Anindya Putri

2. Egea Jovanca
3. Nata Oktavia

Title : PODCAST as A LEARNING MEDIA to IMPROVE STUDENTS LISTENING SKILL

Introduction : Listening is one of the important skills that should be mastered because it helps
students to improve other English skills. In the daily life, people listen more than they read, speak or
write. Students in the schools have to master the listening skills so that they can understand some
instructions from their teacher in the English teaching and learning process and they can finally
respond to them well. The important for the teacher to find a new strategy in the listening teaching
to help the students to be more active in the learning process. There are many kinds of strategies in
teaching listening. One of them is using podcasts. Different from other audios, podcasts are
delivered online automatically via website. Those offers language teachers and students a wide
range of possibilities of extra listening practices both inside and outside of the classroom. Using
podcasts is a good way to develop students listening skill. It is available on the Website broadly into
two types: “radio podcasts” and “independent podcasts.” Students are expected to be more
interested in having listening class by using podcast. They are also expected to have more
opportunities to practice listening, which in turn will make them attend the listening class.

Discussion 1 : What podcast that used as a learning media.

Discussion 2 : The impact of podcast listening skills for students.

Discussion 3 : Reasons why podcasts can be used to improve students' english listening skill

Solution: podcast is an effective teaching tool to enhance the Indonesian students’ speaking and
listening skill since it can provide access to authentic materials, support self-regulated learning,
increase language confidence as well as create active learning. Many students also had some
mistakes in spelling and meaning. To solve this problem, the students can train themselves by using
podcasts. They should practice a lot because podcasts can be downloaded by themselves at many
website addresses and it contains the script.More studies, particularly in Indonesian context, are
required to find out more about the effective use of podcast in the process of teaching and learning
English, particularly the listening skill. Additionally, it is also important to bear in mind that podcast is
only a medium to support, but not to replace the teaching and learning process.

Conclusion:

That Podcast is a good media to teach English especially listening skill because this media provides
many contributions in helping the students to get the comprehension of the listening material.