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Podcasts in a language classroom: using localised digital teaching materials

dc.contributor.authorSantos, Sara
dc.contributor.authorCastelo, Adelina
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-05T16:02:54Z
dc.date.available2026-01-05T16:02:54Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractDigital technology has brought both new challenges and opportunities for humanising language teaching materials. One of its advantages is allowing teachers to develop digital materials which promote students’ engagement for language acquisition (Tomlinson & Masuhara, 2018), namely for being localised and more meaningful to actual students. Podcasts have also been shown to improve learners’ motivation and listening skills (e.g. Stefancik & Stradiotová, 2020). So, this exploratory study aims at analysing the effects of using podcasts following a meaningful, humanised language learning approach. A comparison was made between two groups of Chinese university learners of Portuguese as a foreign language: the experimental group listened to a podcast associated with several locally relevant written keywords; the control group had no written keywords. Results in listening comprehension and pedagogical implications are discussed, as this study can inform teachers on the strategies to use digital tools for input processing and personalised language learning.eng
dc.identifier.citationSantos, R., & Castelo, A. (2025). Podcasts in a language classroom: using localised digital teaching materials. 2025 MATSDA / BFSU International Conference on Development and Research of Foreign Language Teaching Materials. Humanising Language Learning Materials (Universidade de Estudos Estrangeiros de Pequim, 07-08/06/2025).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/20633
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectPodcasts
dc.subjectDigital teaching materials
dc.subjectPortuguese as a foreign language
dc.subjectChinese learners
dc.titlePodcasts in a language classroom: using localised digital teaching materialseng
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oaire.citation.conferenceDate2025
oaire.citation.title2025 MATSDA / BFSU International Conference on Development and Research of Foreign Language Teaching Materials. Humanising Language Learning Materials
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person.familyNameCastelo
person.givenNameAdelina
person.identifier.ciencia-id821E-ABA2-80B9
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-9079-1066
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