Evaluating the Effect of Podcasts on Students' English Listening Skills at Nguyen Tat Thanh University

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of podcasts on improving the English listening skills of first-year non-English major students at Nguyen Tat Thanh University. A quasi-experimental design was employed, involving two groups: an experimental group that received a combination of traditional listening activities with podcast-based listening, and a control group that received only traditional listening activities. Pre-test and post-test assessments were conducted to systematically evaluate the impact of employing podcasts on students' English listening abilities. The findings revealed that integrating podcasts in teaching listening skills significantly enhanced English listening skills of learners compared to traditional teaching methods alone among first-year non-English major students at Nguyen Tat Thanh University.