*Corresponding author: fahrihsaini165@gmail.com To cite this article: Fahri Husaini, Yulitriana, Y., Karani, E., & Norahmi, M. (2024). The Effect of "Learn English" Podcast on Students’ Listening Skill of Biography Text at Eleventh Grade of SMKS YPSEI Palangka Raya. EBONY: Journal of English Language Teaching, Linguistics, and Literature, 4(1), 62–71. https://doi.org/10.37304/ebony.v4i1.10988 62 Open access on https://e-journal.upr.ac.id/index.php/ebony/homepage-about p-ISSN: 2797-4537 | e-ISSN: 2809-4980 Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.37304/ebony.v4i1.10988 The Effect of “Learn English” Podcast on Students’ Listening Skill of Biography Text at Eleventh Grade SMKS YPSEI Palangka Raya Fahri Husaini *1 , Yulitriana 2 , Elanneri Karani 3 , Maida Norahmi 4 1234 English Education Study Program, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, University of Palangka Raya Article history: Received 10 December 2023 Revised 10 January 2024 Accepted 15 January 2024 Available online 25 January 2024 This paper is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Abstract: This research was conducted to find out the effect of “Learn English” podcast on students’ listening skill of biography text at eleventh grade of SMKS YPSEI Palangka Raya. “Learn English” podcast is an application provided by British council and this application has so many advantages. This research used a pre- experimental design with one-group pre-test and post-test design. The researcher chose XI OTKP and XI TB class of SMKS YPSEI Palangka Raya as the research sample utilizing purposive sampling. The researcher applied multiple choice and short answer test as the instrument for data collection. The obtained data were then analyzed using the Paired Sample T-Test in SPSS version 22 at a significance level of 5% (0.05). The result showed that the Sig. (2 tailed) = 0,001 < 0,05. As a result of Ha was accepted. To summarize, podcasts are an effective medium for teaching listening to students in the eleventh grade at SMKS YPSEI Palangka Raya. However, when implementing the media, a teacher must consider the students' listening habits. By taking into account the students' level of listening habit, a teacher can properly select the medium used to teach listening in order to increase the students' listening talent. Keywords: “Learn English” Podcast, Students’ Listening Skill, Biography Text INTRODUCTION English is one of the most popular courses taught in Indonesian schools, beginning as early as elementary school. The Indonesian government has acknowledged English as one of the most significant international languages for communication since its independence (Songbatumis, 2017). The goal of learning English in school is to build a good command of the language so that pupils can engage with others in both speech and writing. Despite not being the most spoken language in the world, English is one of 53 official languages and is spoken as a first language by around 400 million people worldwide. According to the British Council, approximately two billion people will be studying English worldwide by 2020. It permits communication with people all over the world and opens doors to the rest of the world. As a result, people use English to communicate and absorb