INTRO TO PODCAST

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Hello there,

Welcome back! I have a quick question. Have you heard of podcast? Yes??? No??? As for me it was my very first time to hear of it. It was when Madam Azidatun explained to us in class what podcast really is and what the function of it as well as the advantages of using podcast. 

In general, podcast is an episodic series of digital audio or video files which a user can download in order to listen to. The term 'podcast' is derived from 'iPod' and 'broadcast'. Podcast serves several benefits especially to ESL learners, because learners can listen to existing podcast as well as can create their own podcast. Therefore, Madam Azidatun instructed me to do a review on another person's podcast.

Basically, I chose a podcast entitled 'Dangerous Skincare: Skintology with Dr. Alina' from a website called 'Ais Kacang'. It is an episodic series of digital audio, so I chose episode 37. In the podcast, the doctor explained in details about the effects as well as complications of using dangerous skincare that are not safe for public use as most of them contains harmful ingredients like mercury and hydroquinone. Dr. Alina also managed to remind the listeners to embrace their skin colors and not too obsessed with skin whitening products. I love listen to this series of episode because of the doctor is very straightforward. I can sense that she is a calm and soft-spoken person.  She used standard English with a mixture of few Malay words. She also used several discourse particles like 'lah'. Her accent and pronunciation was understandable and crystal clear. Through out the show she did not use any jargon nor bombastic word, hence it was very suitable for the public. The topic was also very interactive and informative as it is very close to our society nowadays.

That is all for now. Thank you for your time.

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