IMPACTS OF TASK-BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING ON SPEAKING AND ORAL PROFICIENCY: AN INITIAL REVIEW
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Abstract
Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) is an approach that has received considerable attention for its potential to improve language learners’ communicative competence, especially in speaking skills. This study is a review study that sought to investigate the effect of TBLT on language learners’ speaking skills by analyzing 12 articles from the Scopus database. The study sought to achieve its objective by synthesizing information obtained from these articles on how TBLT affects various aspects of language learners’ speaking skills and learner-related factors such as confidence and motivation. The study found that there were significant improvements in language learners’ fluency in speaking, moderate improvements in accuracy and complexity, as well as positive learner and teacher perceptions of TBLT. The study found that various experimental and mixed-methods designs were used in all these articles. The study concludes by affirming the efficacy of TBLT in language learners’ speaking skills in various ESL/EFL contexts.
Keywords
impacts of TBLT, oral communication, review, speaking, TBLT
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