the effect of using podcasts on improving listening

Nowadays with the rise of technology, everything has changed. this affects all the important aspects of our lives including education as one of the most vital ones. it s also known that with increasing relations between countries and societies, learning an international language is undeniable. english and in a higher stage its learning is an essential need in today s society. it consists of 4 main skills and some sub-skills. skills are mainly categorized to receptive and productive. one basic skill of them is listening. there are different methods to improve it like using podcasts as one parts of the free available technology. in this study, improving listening with podcasts is surveyed. the case study is iranian beginner female students of yazd city. learners were divided into a control group and an experimental one. the listening level of each group was checked before and after of the research as a pre-test and a post-test. an oxford test was done as the research method. the experimental group was received the podcasts and the control one was done without any changes. then data were analyzed via an spss package version 16. as a result, podcasts can improve listening skill and make learning more attractive and effective.