A podcasting assignment

Based on the investigations carried out among Ss in EFL classes I came to conclusion that podcasting assignments are essential in their learning process. Podcasting promotes active learning opportunities to extend communication. Student-produced podcasts enhance their self-reflection and improve performance, idea development and creation.Though some researchers point out that podcasting is associated with passive learning as the learners focus on the audio facility instead of actively engaging with the lecture content. On the technical side, Ss may have lack of digital literacy skills and podcasting wouldn't be effective for them if they wouldn't be trained beforehand and be involved in designing, creating, editing podcast lessons, downloading or playing podcast files.
I would recommend using podcasts in Armenian secondary schools started from the 9th grade and up. But again this can be done if the school is equipped with computers. I only taught in village schools near my town and Ss there didn't have any opportunity to gain technical skills. So later they will face the difficulty of understanding complex information and unfamiliar language in their SLA, if podcasts, as powerful tools for learning to listen, wouldn't be implemented in the language learning process.