Wangmo, Kezang. The use of task-based learning approach to enhance the English speaking skill of grade 4 Bhutanese students. Master's Degree(Curriculum and Instruction). Rangsit University Library. : Rangsit University, 2023.
The use of task-based learning approach to enhance the English speaking skill of grade 4 Bhutanese students
Abstract:
This quasi-experimental study focused on examining the English speaking skill
of grade 4 Bhutanese students before and after the use of Task-Based Learning
Approach (TBLA). This study also aimed to investigate their learning satisfaction with
this approach. The research participants consisted of a class of 29 grade 4 students.
Quantitative data were collected through speaking proficiency test (pretest and posttest) as well as a survey questionnaire. These data were analyzed using statistical measures such as paired sample t-test, mean, and standard deviation, with significance level of ≤05. Qualitative data, obtained through semi-structured interview and classroom behavior observation, were analyzed using content analysis. The result of speaking proficiency test indicated that there was an enhancement in the grade 4 students English speaking skill after the implementation of TBLA, as reflected in the pretest mean score of 8.22 and posttest mean score of 10.79, with a mean difference of 2.56 and significance value of .01. The findings from survey questionnaire, semi structured interview and classroom behavioral observation also revealed that students expressed highest satisfaction with the use of TBLA in their speaking classes. Therefore, the findings suggest that TBLA effectively enhances students speaking skill