The Effect of Spotify for Podcasters on EFL Tertiary Students’ Speaking Skills

Abstract

Spotify, one of Indonesia’s most popular digital streaming platforms, holds a significant market share of approximately 56%, comparable to Apple Music, JOOX Music, and YouTube Music. Spotify for Podcasters, as part of Spotify, was designed specifically for podcast creators. Despite its widespread usage, research exploring its potential for educational purposes to enhance English language learning, especially in the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) context remains limited. This embedded mixed-method study investigated the effect of using Spotify for Podcasters on EFL students’ speaking skills and its influence on students’ learning process. Twenty-eight first-semester tertiary students in Bali-Indonesia were involved in this study. The quantitative data of this research were collected using speaking tests, while the qualitative data were collected using open-ended questionnaires. To analyze the quantitative data, the researchers applied a paired sample t-test, while the qualitative data were analyzed descriptively using Miles and Huberman’s model. The result of this study showed a significant influence of Spotify for Podcasters towards students’ speaking skills. In addition, this study also proved that the use of Spotify for Podcasters supports students’ learning by influencing their creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, and technological skills. Thus, this study supports the utilization of Spotify for Podcasters to enhance EFL tertiary students’ speaking skills and learning process.

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Author Information
Ni Luh Putu Ning Septyarini Putri Astawa, Primakara University & Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Indonesia
Luh Putu Artini, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Indonesia
Putu Kerti Nitiasih, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Indonesia
Made Hery Santosa, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Indonesia