Students’ Perceptions: The Use of Podcast to enhance Vocabulary and Listening Skill

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the students’ perceptions towards the use of podcast to enhance vocabulary and listening skill. The research type was case study in qualitative research method. The data from this research are collected from the questionnaire and interview. The subjects of this research were learners from the eleventh grade of SMA Negeri 1 Angkola Timur. This study involved thirty-three students of the eleventh grade of SMA Negeri 1 Angkola Timur as participants. Questionnaire and interview were the instruments used in this study to collect the data. After having the findings, the study showed that the students had positive attitude towards podcast. Most of the participants agreed that they like podcast because it helped them in learning English. The main problem that the students encountered was the length of podcast which was too long. Another problem was caused by lack of sophisticated gadget such as smartphone, laptop, and also internet access that made students find it hard to get podcast. Nevertheless, the findings suggest that podcast can be a good tool in improving students’ English skills.