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ABSTRACT
M. Afif Ilhami. 2023. Students’ Learning Experiences through Creating Podcast
on Public Speaking Class. Thesis. English Education Department, Faculty of
Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Antasari State Islamic University. Advisor: (I)
Afifah Linda Sari, S.S., M. Pd (II) Yokke Andini, S.S., M. Pd.
Keywords: Learning Experience, Podcast, Kelas Public Speaking
Technology in this era has an important role in various life activities, one
example is in the field of education, especially in the learning process. Learning to
create podcasts is a form of learning activity using technology. Learning activities
creating podcasts can be used by students to practice public speaking skills.
Currently, for some students, learning activities to create podcasts is a new thing
so that it provides a new experience as well.
This research aims at describe how students experience learning to create
podcasts as a form of assignment in Public Speaking class. This research uses the
narrative inquiry method. The researcher conducted in-depth interviews as a data
collection technique in this research. The researcher interviewed 4 fifth-semester
students of the English Education Department for the 2022/2023 academic year at
State Islamic University of Antasari Banjarmasin.
The results of this study indicate that in creating a podcast for the public
speaking class, uses 4 stages, namely Planning, Recording, Editing, and
Publishing. Obstacles faced by students include pronunciation errors and
stuttering during the recording process and slow internet access during the process
of publishing a podcast. The applications chosen by students were Capcut and
Anchor.fm. Meaningful experiences achieved by students through creating
podcasts because they can achieve a lot, especially in terms of their ability to
speak in public using English