DEIKTIS: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026)

The Students’ Perceptions of Using Multimodal Podcasts in Enhancing Listening Skill

Winda Aulia (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia)
Diah Safithri Armin (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Jun 2026

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine students' perceptions of using multimodal podcasts in enhancing listening skill. The problem in this research is many students have below average listening abilities due to a lack of listening practice and a lack of knowledge of listening learning media. This study employed a descriptive qualitative method. It employed observation and semi structured interviews as the instruments. Participants were 5 students second-grade senior high school students at a public high school in Asahan Regency. 1 student as key-informant and 4 student as supporting informant.The result of this research was found that the multimodal podcasts is really helps students improve their listening skills.The study's results found five student perceptions of using the multimodal podcasts. The five perceptions include the ease of use of the application (usability), effectiveness in improving understanding of English listening (effectiveness), available controllable features and quizzes (interactivity), increasing students' motivation when learning English listening (motivation) and students are satisfied with their learning listening experience using multimodal podcasts (satisfaction).Most participants preferred the Learn English Video app as a medium for learning English listening.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

deiktis

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

DEIKTIS: Journal of Language and Literature Education is an academic journal published in April, August and December by the Indonesian Muslim Lecturer Association. This journal presents scientific articles on Learning, Education, Literature, Linguistics, ...