The Impact of Task-Based Language Teaching to Students’ Speaking Skill of Domby Kid’s Hope

Abstract

.  A persistent problem for EFL students is their awkwardness and difficulty in communicating using English in everyday conversation. There are various perceptions as to why this happens but the solutions offered do not necessarily solve it. This is also influenced by, among other things, EFL students' understanding of the topic at hand, which makes it difficult to communicate well and comprehensively. This reason is also the cause of the 5th and 6th grade EFL students of Domby Kid's Hope 1 experiencing stagnation in conversation. Therefore, the research team tried to conduct an experiment by implementing Task-Based Language Teaching with the aim of improving or influencing the quality of their speaking skills in English. Before TBLT was applied, a pre-test was conducted on their speaking ability to see the results of TBLT after it was applied. Then, TBLT was implemented in two phases. The first phase is by giving a topic and then choosing whether to agree or disagree (pro/con). The second phase is to convey the reasons for their choice in front of the class. Other students can also refute and argue with the reasons. The result of the implementation of TBLT was that the students were able to convey their arguments well although there were still minor errors in grammar and pronunciation.