How Can Task-based Language Teaching Enhance Students' Communication?
Year: 2018
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This paper will consider whether applying Task-based approach at HCM City University of conomics in Vietnam would enhance students" communication in English. The research has covered four terms, including 180 periods and the subjects are the same students from course 42 at University of Economics, HCM City. The majority of students are in low intermediate to intermediate level. The main course book is Business English course book- Market Leader-3rd edition- by David Cotton, David Falvey & Simon Kent (Pre-intermediate &Intermediate). After finishing every unit in the course book, the students are asked to present a real-life case study based on what they have learned. To prepare for their presentation, the students need to work in group in order to plan a project. A questionnaire and tests are used in the research to measure if the new method really works in our own context. From the outcome of the research, the Taskbased approach has enhanced the students" communication ability which includes four language skills, especially the speaking skill.
Author: Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc
Institution: University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3209933859