Licenciatura en Inglés - Español · 2021
Podcasting design as an alternative to develop new media literacies with 21st century students
This senior thesis will describe the findings of a study conducted at a private Catholic school in Envigado, Colombia regarding the use of podcasts as an alternative to develop new media literacies in the classroom and to improve student’s performance in a second language; in this case, it will be English. This study was conducted with sixth grade students. These students were categorized in two groups (6th a) and (6th z). First, the thesis briefly introduces the idea of podcast design, followed by the problem statement which brings to light the issue of not accounting new media literacies in the Colombian setting. Then, all theory regarding literacy will be shown and how it was integrated with particular work. Later, the execution process of the design of podcasts will be presented along with student samples and experiences. Finally, the author will present some pedagogical challenges ahead, especially, for the field of new media literacies.