Exploring Teachers and Licence Students’ Perception on the Role of the Task-Based Language Teaching Approach on the Development of Students’ Speaking Competence in the Department of English at Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou
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2023-10
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Mouloud Mammeri University
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The present study investigates the role of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) in enhancing the speaking skill of EFL licence students at Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou (MMUTO). It has two main objectives. First, it seeks to reveal teachers’ and students’ perceptions towards the implementation of the TBLT approach in the learning process. Second, this work aims to explore the effectiveness of TBLT in developing students’ speaking competence. For this purpose, 30 licence students and 6 teachers have been selected as the sample to fulfill this research. The study adopted a mixed-methods approach, and for the data collection, two research tools were used: (1) a questionnaire designed for the students, and (2) a written interview communicated to the teachers. The qualitative data were interpreted and analysed relying on The Four Strand Approach to Language Learning by Nation and Newton (2009) and the Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA), while the quantitative data were analysed through tables, diagrams and percentages calculated using the rule of three. The findings from the questionnaire indicated that most participants consider the TBLT approach as an effective method in promoting their speaking skill. Furthermore, insights from the interviews highlighted TBLT’s positive impact on peer/group communication and indicated a favourable stance towards its usage among teachers at MMUTO.
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EFL, English, Mixed-Methods, QCA, Speaking Skill, TBLT, Four Strand Approach to Language Learning
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Language and Communication