Creation and implementation of podcasts mediated by ICT as a didactic tool to support the speaking and listening skills of students of the American English Center Institute in Miranda – Cauca

Abstract

In the development of the working methodology, the reflection interview that was carried out both through Google forms and Google Meet, constituted a fundamental role by allowing the identification of the students reaction when the various activities designed for the use of the podcasts were carried out, for its part, the test, allowed to check the performance of the students as the sessions were taking place, in the same way and in their respective order, it was possible to do a sketch on the average amount of English language knowledge, that students had at the time of starting the sessions, indeed, both physical and virtual instruments were used to carry out the project; some among these are: the voice recorder app, google forms, Filmora, WhatsApp, Android cell phones, laptops, audio editor, a mid-term test to evaluate the performance up to that point, and the final result of all the sessions applied during the investigation, considered it of utmost importance for the advancement of the virtual sessions in the development of the speaking and listening skills. In addition to strengthening communication skills, it could also be effective in enhancing other areas of knowledge, such as general culture and topics related to academic studies, thus creating bases for the integral formation of the individual, under the resource of podcasts. Finally, the analysis of this research work shows that the podcast as a didactic tool and supporting listening and speaking skills also allows students to advance in their process.