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The Effectiveness of Task-Based Language Teaching as Scaffolding in Enhancing Reading Comprehension

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Hary Soedarto Harjono1, *, Sri Wachyunni1
1Faculty of Teaching and Education, Universitas Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: hary.soedarto@unja.ac.id
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Hary Soedarto Harjono
Available Online 7 November 2023.
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10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_83How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Reading Comprehension; Skills Scaffolding; Task-Based Language Teaching; TBLT
Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the effectiveness of task-based language teaching (TBLT) as scaffolding in improving reading comprehension skills in English as Foreign Language context. An experimental design was applied in this study. Participants of this study are 48 university students of English study program at one university in Jambi province. In this study, 24 students were assigned in the experimental group and 24 students were in the control group. They read the same English texts in the same duration of time. In the experimental group, students were given worksheet consisting of tasks as scaffolding to help students focusing their activity to comprehend meaning of the texts. In the control group students had no tasks as scaffolding. They read text individually in a conservative way. A pretest and posttest were administered to measure students’ comprehension before and after reading classes in both of the groups. Statistical analyses using t-test were conducted to compare mean scores of the experimental group and the control group. The result revealed that TBLT provides a significant effect in improving students’ comprehension skill in an EFL classroom. This suggests that teaching English by doing tasks in worksheet can be used effectively as scaffolding to uphold students’ reading skills.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th Green Development International Conference (GDIC 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
7 November 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_83
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2352-5398
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