A voz e a vez dos podcasts na educação linguística em espanhol

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to discuss the potential of the discursive genre 'podcast' in linguistic education, especially for Spanish language teaching. A qualitative-interpretative methodology research as proposed by Stake (2011), as well as a literature review were performed. Kenski (2003) and Moran et al. (2012) corroborate the idea that technologies have also transformed the educational context. Following, based mainly in Paiva (2015), we present part of the history of technologies aimed at education. Also, according to Carvalho, Aguiar and Maciel (2009), Medeiros (2006) and Villarta-Neder and Ferreira (2020) we expose elements that characterize the discursive genre 'podcast'. In addition, we discuss how podcasts can contribute to listening and oral production in an additional language. Finally, we propose activities using a podcast in Spanish for basic education. As an authentic and easily accessible material which covers current topics, we believe that this type of audio file can significantly contribute to the development of listening and speaking in an additional language, depending on how the teacher explores it in the classroom.