Name: Phm Tn Ti

Class: Tesol 10

BENEFITS OF APPLYING TASK-BASED

ACTIVITIES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS
SPEAKING SKILL

There are three benefits for enhancing students

speaking skill from applying task-based activities. Firstly,
students act out a variety of roles by communicating with
their partners. Through some activities such as
interviews, role-plays and surveys, the students can
develop their practical language that can be used in their
daily life. Secondly, collaborative studying is usually
developed in task-based activities. They offer students
opportunities to work in pairs or groups. Therefore,
students may learn from each other to improve their
English skills, especially speaking skill. Last but not least,
students feel more confident and speak English more
fluently when they participate in task-based activities.
Willis (1996: 35 6) identified that task-based activities
develop students confidence that they can achieve
communicative goals. To sum up, applying task-based
activities effectively is to help students enhance their
speaking skill.
References

Willis, J. 1996: A framework for task-based learning.

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