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Listening to Podcast can Improvisation Student English Skill

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Today, English is a very popular skill or has its own plus. Someone who can use English for various
purposes. Similarly, today people will listen more than they talk. People who like to listen tend to have
better improvisation or pronunciation quality. Therefore, in listening activities it is very helpful in
remembering words and so on. therefore, many people who learn English listen, especially when it
comes to podcasts. Where we can hear different pronouns for new words. Usually people who learn
English are more active in listening to someone who is speaking, whose speaker comes from himself.
someone who is studying is more likely to listen to podcasts like TED TALK where there are lots of
people from all over the world with different accents and podcasts are very popular with today's
internet users.

Equally important is pronunciation in English because mispronouncing words in English can be fatal.
Mispronouncing a consonant or vowel in a word can lead to mispronunciation. Therefore, many
students like us have to practice a lot using this method. or the right media in this pronunciation
learning such as the use of Podcasts. This podcast is very interesting because it has many categories and
can also be accessed directly using their smartphones and computers. Of course this is a plus because
today's students cannot be separated from their cellphones. By using this Podcast media, they can learn
like the famous American and British accents.

English skills can be improved from various aspects, one of which is listening. English listening ability is
very important to improve listening English vocabulary. the more sensitive you are, the more sensitive
you are to listening, the more you can talk. You will absorb words and even conversations faster and
also know how to pronounce them properly. so that your hearing is getting better you can practice it by
doing the things below.

So podcasts can be said to be a very effective method to practice your listening skills. As we know that
"English is a habit", then we will get used to listening to phrases, words, sentences, paragraphs or even
text in English, so that we will continue to train our brain's ability to digest the meaning in the text. We
can practice one podcast title a day based on the interest to listen to. In addition, podcasts can help
practice English tests such as TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS.

Podcasts are audio recordings that can be listened to by the general public via the internet. In contrast
to radio, which must be done and directly in a certain frequency. When you listen to English podcasts
read by native speakers, you are also practicing your listening skills for free. Without subtitles or moving
visuals, you will be more focused on receiving and learning English. This can be a listening practice, as
well as practicing your grammar. podcasts can also improve one's pronunciation and speaking skills, and
we will be familiar with phrases, words, sentences and texts in English. And can help train in exams such
as TOEFL and so on. There are many English speakers, where you can hone your English directly with
many people or you can find friends in Indonesia or abroad whose conversations can only use English,
the famous community in Indonesia, namely "ENGLISH KAMPUNG" society is very well known.
Furthermore, you can use media like apk like OMETV, where this apk looks for friends to talk to in your
spare time. In this apk we will meet people from various countries who in fact use English as a media
conversation, but using any apk is definitely useful.