Exploring the Impact of Podcasts on Enhancing EFL Master 2 Students’ Cultural Awareness: A Quasi-Experimental Study at the University of Tizi-Ouzou
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2025-07-08
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Université Mouloud Mammeri Tizi Ouzou
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The development of ICT has introduced creative ways for English language learning. Among them, podcasts gained attention for their potential pedagogical benefits. Nevertheless, podcasts’ educational value remains underexplored in Algeria, particularly when it comes to cultural awareness. Thus, this quasi-experimental study aimed to explore the impact of podcasts on enhancing the cultural awareness of EFL second-year Master’s students in the Department of English at the University of Tizi-Ouzou. The study has three main objectives: (1) to assess students’ levels of cultural awareness before and after listening to podcasts, (2) to determine if there are any statistically significant changes in their cultural awareness levels, and (3) to explore students’ perceptions of podcasts as a tool to learn about different cultures. To achieve these objectives, a mixed-methods approach was adopted, integrating both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis. Three research instruments were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data, while thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative ones. The findings were interpreted through the Intercultural Awareness Model developed by Baker. The findings showed that following podcast exposure, students’ cultural awareness increased noticeably and significantly, moving from a basic level in the pre-test to a more advanced level in the post-test. In addition, students expressed positive opinions about podcasts, describing them as an effective means to learn about new cultures.
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70p. : Ill. en coul. ; (+CD-Rom)
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Cultural awareness, EFL students, podcasts, quasi-experimental study
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Foreign Language Didactics