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Journal : Journal of Applied Studies in Language

Students' perception on utilizing podcast in learning speaking skill Wulan Rahmasari; Yousef Bani Ahmad; Acep Bahrum Kamil
English Vol 5 No 1 (2021): June 2021
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Bali

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (154.074 KB) | DOI: 10.31940/jasl.v5i1.2379

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This research aimed to find out students’ perception of utilizing podcasts in learning speaking skills. The researchers used a qualitative approach and basic interpretative design to explore students’ perceptions. Three students were involved in this study. They are first-grade students of the vocational high school in the academic year 2019/2020. The data was gathered from the reflective journal and semi-structured interview. To obtain the data, the researchers analyzed it by thematic analysis. Results of this research, researchers classified three aspects that are the instruction in the podcast, the benefits of the podcast, and the use of podcast. The findings illustrated that students had a positive perception of the utilization of podcasts in learning speaking. Students perceive that podcast is interesting media because it has many contents or topics that they can listen and practice their speaking skill whenever they want. They also agree that podcast is beneficial for speaking achievement, for example, students can increase their vocabularies and word pronunciation.
Learning pronunciation components using u-dictionary application for a university student Yolanda Aprilia; Yousef Bani Ahmad
English Vol 4 No 2 (2020): December 2020
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Bali

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (499.622 KB) | DOI: 10.31940/jasl.v4i2.2004

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The topic of this study is about the use of U-Dictionary application in learning pronunciation components to the high-level student in intelligibility principles in order to get an understandable conversation in speaking practice. The research questions are asking about the way of using the U-Dictionary application in assisting a student in learning pronunciation components and how are her responses based on the tripartite model from Rosenberg and Havland (1960); affect, behavior, and cognition. The participant is a student in the fourth semester of university in Karawang and the data has been collected by an interview based on the Narrative Inquiry method from Clandinin and Connelly (2000). The finding showed that the application can assist her in learning pronunciation components especially for segmental features such as vowel and consonant and supra-segmental ones in intonation. In short, the U-Dictionary Application can help a student in learning pronunciation components even for supra-segmental features only one aspect existed.