Using Task- Based Approach to Improve the 9th Graders’ Speaking Skills at a Secondary School in Ho Chi Minh City

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10.2991/assehr.k.211224.009How to use a DOI?

Keywords

action research; qualitative; quantitative; speaking skill; task-based approach

Abstract

The goal of this research is to assess the effectiveness of the task-based approach on speaking ability as well as the students’ perceptions towards its implementation. The researcher employed an action study design in grade nine classes at Viet Anh Lower Secondary School, with the help of five teachers functioning as examiners and observers. This research employed an integrated mixed-methods approach, gathering quantitative data via a speaking test and qualitative data through an interview, an observation checklist, and a questionnaire. The study’s results suggested that a task-based approach had a major influence on students’ speaking skills. Additionally, throughout speaking classes, students displayed enhanced excitement, curiosity, confidence, inventiveness, and collaborative learning skills. The study’s findings support the use of a task-based approach in the teaching of English as a foreign language.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Bao Ngoc Pham Nguyen
AU  - Anh Truong Van
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - Using Task- Based Approach to Improve the 9th Graders’ Speaking Skills at a Secondary School in Ho Chi Minh City
BT  - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Asia Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (AsiaCALL–2-2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 76
EP  - 83
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211224.009
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211224.009
ID  - Nguyen2021
ER  -