INTEGRATION OF TASK BASED APPROACH (TBA) TO DEVELOP LEARNERS’ LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS

Abstract

The present research is carried out in a methodology of teaching English as foreign language to provide actual method of teaching for the efficacy of listening and speaking proficiency through Task Based Approach. The primary focus of the study is to investigate the effects of task-based techniques on communicative competence while in the second place, developing listening comprehension with the activities of this method are studied. Task Based Approach (TBA) is derived from CLT method. TBA method focuses on the task completion and the language is considered as an instrument used for finishing the task. The tasks reflect on real life and promote speaking skills. Moreover, TBA is a more learner centered approach in which learners practice and acquire knowledge in their own way along with the compulsory tasks assessed by the teacher.