Podcasts as an Educational Tool for EFL Educators

William Yugsán-Gómez; Piedad Gisela Mejia-Gavilanez; Karla Hidalgo-Montesinos; Andrea Rosero-Morales

doi:10.1344/reire2019.12.121711

Autors/ores

William Yugsán-Gómez Universidad Central del Ecuador http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2489-2950
Piedad Gisela Mejia-Gavilanez Universidad Central del Ecuador http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3102-1675
Karla Hidalgo-Montesinos Universidad Central del Ecuador http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2472-4447
Andrea Rosero-Morales Universidad Central del Ecuador http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7007-8589

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/reire2019.12.121711

Paraules clau:

Podcast, Ensenyament-aprenentatge de llengua estrangera, Estratègia educativa, Eina tecnològica

Resum

L’educació, i especialment l’ensenyament de l’anglès com a llengua estrangera, actualment tenen davant grans desafiaments, fonamentalment perquè les societats viuen un moment de canvi pel desenvolupament tecnològic i l’impacte que els espais virtuals i multimèdia han tingut en la vida dels estudiants. Per tant, cal que els educadors d’anglès, les autoritats educatives i els estudiants explorin noves estratègies per ensenyar i aprendre aquest idioma. Aquest assaig presenta l’eina tecnològica Podcast no solament com un mètode per fer accessible el contingut d’àudio i vídeo a través d’Internet, sinó també com una estratègia d’ensenyament influent que molts educadors no han explorat àmpliament i que ofereix una sèrie d’avantatges i oportunitats per a la millora del procés d’ensenyament-aprenentatge de llengües estrangeres. L’assaig se centra a definir el concepte de Podcast, i en detalla les qualitats i característiques. També mostra les diferents formes d’implementar aquesta opció tecnològica en el context de la classe de llengua estrangera per oferir una alternativa mal·leable, innovadora i motivadora als educadors d’anglès.

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