Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to promote the vocabulary of students of SMA
Negeri 10 Medan through Podcast in the Spotify application. This study focused on
pre-test research, a group pretest and post-test. The population of this study was
twelve students of SMA Negeri 10 Medan in the 2024/2025 academic year. The
purposive sampling method was used as a class-based research sample consisting
of 31 students. The data obtained from the language test using t-test inferential
analysis with the 2012 model shows that the content of students with average scores
in the exam and post-test has improved. The average value of students' vocabulary
increased from 69 in the pre-test to 92 in the post-test. The results include a
significant value of 0.089 less than 0.035 (P-value = 0.035 < 0.089). Thus, the
research hypothesis is accepted. This means that the learning strategy associated
with podcasts has a significant impact on the learning level of students at SMA
Negeri 10 Medan. In addition, students' motivation also increases after using this
strategy. The researcher concluded that the benefits of the podcast concept in
English education can increase students' language knowledge.
