Implementing Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) to teach Grammar to First Year English-Majored Students at Dong Nai Technology University, Dong Nai, Viet Nam

Authors: Hong Ngoc Nguyen

Pages: 40-44

Abstract:

Grammar teaching and learning play important roles in English acquisition. However, Vietnamese educational system still favors grammar written tests to evaluate students’English proficiency. Therefore, students tend to learn more about language forms rather than meaningful language use. This has no doubt resulted in students’ poor communicative ability. Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is a suitable teaching approach, if applied to teach grammar for students, it will not only promote their communicative ability but also instruct them to use grammar correctly and comprehensively. In other words, teachers use TBLTto balance the learning process in which learners both fulfill meaningful communicative tasks and comprehend linguistic forms. In spite of the benefits brought to learners by TBLT, they are still in theory. Therefore, in order to bridge the gap between theory and practice, it is essential to conduct a study which can prove the effectiveness of applying TBLT. The objective of this work can only be achieved by collecting and analyzing data, so choosing research methods has to be done accurately and carefully. Therefore, the current paper aims to present the implementation of Task-based Language Teaching in teaching grammar for English majored freshmen at Dong Nai Technology University. A mixture of both quantitative and qualitative methods applied in the paper would be presented. This section is for concluding the proposal information rather than assuming the results for the study.