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- Title
Podcasting as a form of assessment: increasing student motivation in academic English-speaking assessment.
- Authors
Perry, Simon
- Abstract
This research paper explores podcasting as a viable assessment technique in current academic English language teaching pedagogy. The study was done with two 3rd-year university classes who created the podcast in groups of four as an academic English-speaking exam with the goal being to enhance the student's intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, through self-determination theory, to assess the students' speaking skills. Motivation is the core concept of this study, and it aligns with current trends in technology and a desire among students for speaking assignments to reflect real-world practices. Critique on the podcast as a form of academic English-speaking assessment was given in the form of questionnaire surveys and interviews with students from the selected classes, with the results presented giving evidence that podcasting is a suitable alternative method in assessing university student's academic speaking skills. It was seen to increase motivation, enhance self-efficacy, and encourage speaking in a suitably congenial environment.
- Subjects
ACADEMIC motivation; PODCASTING; ENGLISH language education in universities &; colleges; TEACHING methods; SELF-determination theory; LANGUAGE ability testing
- Publication
Language Testing in Asia, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2229-0443
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40468-024-00288-y