The Effect of Using Podcasts on Enhancing EFL Speaking Skill of Secondary School Students

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to investigate the effect of using podcasts on enhancing EFL speaking skill of first-year secondary school students. There are four main sub-skills that were the main focus of this study: fluency, accuracy, comprehensibility, and pragmatic competence. The participants of the present study were first-year secondary school students. Two intact classes were chosen at random from Hest Berma Secondary School in El-Gharbia Governorate in the school year 2021/2022. The sample of the study was assigned into two groups: one experimental group and one control group. The tools of the study were a pre /post-speaking test that was administered to measure first-year secondary students' speaking skills and audio portfolios. The data collected were statistically analyzed using the T-test in addition to the ANCOVA test. The results of the study assert the effect of using podcasts on enhancing EFL speaking skill of first-year secondary school students.