Practice of Task-Based Language Teaching at Secondary Level

Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine the present condition of task-based language teaching at secondary level of Bhojpur district. It also aimed to suggest the effective strategies for effective implementation of TBLT approach. To achieve the objectives, the research tool: questionnaire to the English teachers was prepared. The study was conducted at thirty government aided secondary schools of Bhojpur district for the data collection. Regarding the task-based language teaching at secondary level of Bhojpur district, various tasks: role play and simulation, pair work, debate, group discussions were found to be applied by the teachers. Out of thirty teachers at this level fifty percent teachers were found to use task-based language teaching approach. Some challenges: lack of sound knowledge of TBLT approach in teachers, very few physical facilities were founded to hinder for practising TBLT approach. Out of thirty teachers at secondary level of Bhojpur district, sixty percent teachers responded that task-based language teaching is the use of task as the core unit of planning and instruction in language teaching. It was also found that present examination system and learners’ low level of language proficiency were the problems to practice TBLT approach at secondary level. The present study consists of five chapters. The first chapter is 'Introduction' which consists of General Background, Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), Define 'Tasks', Criteria Feature of a Risk, Principles of Task-Based Teaching, Statement of the Problem, The Rationale of the Study, Objectives of the Study, Research Questions, Significance of the Study, Delimitations of the Study. The second chapter is 'Review of Related Literature and Conceptual Framework' which includes Components of TBLT, Implication of Reviewed Literature, Theoretical Framework. Similarly, the third chapter is Methods and Produces which deals with Design of the Study, Sources of Data, Sample Population, Sampling Procedure, Tools of Data Collection, Data Collection Procedure, Data Analysis and Interpretation. The fourth chapter is the body of the thesis. It is concerned with 'Results and Discussion' of the collected data. The last (i.e. chapter 5) deals with the 'Summary, Conclusion and Implications' derived from this research.