TITLE:
The Effectiveness of Using Task-Based Instruction in Enhancing Vocational Students’ Communicative Performance
AUTHORS:
Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Abdullah, Khaled Soliman Mahdi Soliman
KEYWORDS:
ESP (English for Specific Purposes), Task-Based Instruction, Task-Based Syllabuses, EOP (English for Occupational Purpose), Language Proficiency
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics,
Vol.9 No.6,
November
27,
2019
ABSTRACT: The study aimed at investigating the effect of the task-based instruction in enhancing industrial students EFL proficiency and communicative skills, first year, Miet Ghamer Industrial School Egypt. It also tests whether using the task-based instruction motivates industrial students to learn English in real situations and also test whether using the task-based instruction improves the industrial students EFL proficiency and communicative skills. The research sample is included one experimental group and one control group, the experimental group consisted of (40) students and the control group of (40) students, too. Tools of the research included a pre-post English language proficiency test, a pre-post communicative skills test, a student manual and finally a teacher guide. Results of the research showed that the effect size of the task-based instruction was great in developing the industrial students’ EFL proficiency and communicative skills. The research has come to an important recommendation which is more programs and courses should be developed according to the task-based approach for developing both proficiency and communicative skills of Students of English for specific purposes and ESP classrooms.