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Podcasts and English-Language Learning: A Qualitative Investigation of Organizational, Instructional, and Learning Perspectives

Podcasts and English-Language Learning: A Qualitative Investigation of Organizational, Instructional, and Learning Perspectives

Yuping Mao, Martin Guardado, Kevin R. Meyer
Copyright: © 2019 |Volume: 11 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 1935-5661|EISSN: 1935-567X|EISBN13: 9781522564782|DOI: 10.4018/IJICTHD.2019010102
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Mao, Yuping, et al. "Podcasts and English-Language Learning: A Qualitative Investigation of Organizational, Instructional, and Learning Perspectives." IJICTHD vol.11, no.1 2019: pp.20-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTHD.2019010102

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Mao, Y., Guardado, M., & Meyer, K. R. (2019). Podcasts and English-Language Learning: A Qualitative Investigation of Organizational, Instructional, and Learning Perspectives. International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD), 11(1), 20-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTHD.2019010102

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Mao, Yuping, Martin Guardado, and Kevin R. Meyer. "Podcasts and English-Language Learning: A Qualitative Investigation of Organizational, Instructional, and Learning Perspectives," International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) 11, no.1: 20-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTHD.2019010102

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Abstract

There are three ways to use podcasts in education: accessing podcasts created by others, teacher-created podcasts, and student-created podcasts. This chapter focuses on the use of teacher-created and student-created podcasts in an English as a second language (ESL) class. Existing literature on the use of podcasts in learning primarily focuses on formal educational settings, while nontraditional students in freely available language programs provided by non-profit organizations (NPOs) remain unexplored. Thus, the authors examine how podcasting enhances immigrants' English language learning experience in an ESL course offered by an NPO that provides community services to immigrants in Canada. This chapter addresses pedagogical and organizational affordances and challenges of using podcasts in language learning and provides recommendations for their implementation in NPOs.

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