Students’ Perceptions and Actions of Oral Podcast Feedback on Their Writing

This study proposes a way to develop English writing skills through oral feedback delivered via podcast. Feedback is considered a fundamental aspect in the process of learning academic writing. In particular, the feedback given in writing tasks has been the focus of various investigations such as Christiansen and Bloch (2016); Sommers (2013). We suggest that personalised attention can be achieved through oral feedback via podcasts. Some authors indicate that audio feedback triggers a sense of connectivity between the teacher and the student (Kirwan et al., 2023).[A1] The aim of this research was to investigate students' perceptions and actions towards the use of podcasts as a method of receiving feedback This is a qualitative research, the data collected were the perceptions and actions of university students on their writing tasks in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) class The participants were 26 university students majoring in English and taking a course that included process writing. A semi-structured interview was conducted with the participants to gather their perceptions and actions after receiving oral feedback via podcast. The results showed that the participants valued and considered detailed and precise oral feedback. They expressed positive feelings about the tone of the teacher’s voice, and the direct relationship between the feedback received and the task. [A1]Para fuentes con 3 o más autorías, indicar desde la primera mención el protocolo Apellido 1 et al.