Effects of podcast-making on college students’ English speaking skills in higher education
Effects of podcast-making on college students’ English speaking skills in higher education
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播客制作对高等教育大学生英语口语能力的影响
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2021
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L. Heng
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作者：
Hui;W. Chang;H. Y. Chen;L. Heng
播客已被广泛应用于各个领域，其在英语作为外语（EFL）学习中的应用主要是为了提高学生的听力。相对较少的研究探讨了如何让EFL学生参与制作播客可能有助于发展他们的口语能力。因此，本研究旨在探讨制作播客对台湾大学生口语发展的影响，以及他们对制作播客的看法。七十七名台湾大学非英语专业一年级学生参加了这项为期六周的混合方法研究。数据包括他们的测试前和测试后托业口语成绩，两个播客录音，和反思文章。本研究的结果表明，在制作播客后，从他们的第一个到最后的播客，学生有更好的口语流利性和准确性，他们表现出一些显着的变化，如有更少的停顿和发音错误的话。此外，他们认为制作播客既有好处，也有挑战。教学的影响和建议，为今后的研究进行了讨论。
Podcasts have been widely used in various fields, and their applications in English as a foreign language (EFL) learning have been mainly to improve students’ listening ability. Relatively few studies have explored how engaging EFL students in making podcasts might help develop their speaking competence. This study therefore is an investigation of the effects of making podcasts on Taiwanese university students’ speaking progress and of their perceptions of podcast-making. Seventy-seven first-year non-English majors in a Taiwanese university participated in this six-week, mixed-methods study. Data included their pre-test and post-test TOEIC speaking scores, two podcast recordings, and reflective essays. The results of this study indicate that after making podcasts, and from their first to final podcasts, the students had better speaking fluency and accuracy in which they demonstrated some significant changes, such as having fewer pauses and mispronounced words. Also, they perceived both benefits and challenges in making podcasts. Pedagogical implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.