The Impact of Podcasts on Enhancing Vocabulary Acquisition

Abstract

The present study sought to investigate the possible impact podcasts can have on the vocabulary acquisition by first year students at the University of Mohamed Seddik Ben Yahia, Jijel. Two questionnaires were administered: one for oral expression teachers and another one for first year students to get their feedback concerning podcasts, vocabulary acquisition, and modern and traditional techniques of teaching. Moreover, an experiment was conducted with two intact groups consisting of 32 students, following a post-test only design. After a four sessions treatment, the data collected revealed that oral expression teachers have acknowledged the positive results of implementing podcasts and first year students confirmed as well that they largely benefit from the use of podcasts inside and outside the classroom