Communicative Language Teaching and Task Based Instruction

• Author: Odensa Kraja
• Pages: 102-109

102

Vol. 4 No.1

May, 2018

Balkan Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

ISSN 2410-759X

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

CommunicativeLanguageTeachingandTaskBasedInstruction

MScOdensaKraja

Abstract

NowadaystheacquisitionofEnglishisaquestforacademicsocialandeconomicdevelopment

Teachingaforeignlanguage isnota xedsciencebutitisalsotruethat nothingcanbe le

tothechanceInterms oflogicteaching shouldimplysome calculationsrelatedtotheway

knowledgeis giventhatistheuse ofadequate methodologiesand techniquesIn orderfor

learners to become communicatively competent and use the language appropriately in given

socialcontextslinguistsandeducatorswhohadgrowndissatisedwithprevioustraditional

methods of foreign language instruction embraced Communicative Language Teaching

CLTCLTputsemphasisonmeaningandcommunicationwiththeultimategoaltodevelop

learnerscommunicative competence andgrammatical competence CLThasenhanced the

statusoftheconceptoftaskwithinthecurriculumresultingintaskbasedlanguageteaching

asa realization ofthe philosophy ofCLT atthe levelofsyllabus designand methodology

Taskbasedlanguageteachingaimsthatlanguagelearningwillresultfrominteractionwithin

theclassroomand thebestwayto achievethisisto implementtherightinstructionaltasks

Ratherthanemploy a conventionalsyllabus particularly a grammarbasedone advocates

of TBLTargue that grammar and other dimensions of communicative competence can be

developedasabyproductofengaginglearnersininteractivetasksOfcoursemostteachers

makeuseofdierent kindsoftasksas partoftheirregularteachingTaskbasedinstruction

howevermakesstrong claimsforthe useof tasksand seesthem astheprimary unitto be

usedbothinplanningteachingieindevelopingasyllabusandalsoinclassroomteaching

TaskBasedLanguageTeachingTBLTusesrealworldactivities andstudentsperformtasks

intheclassroomwhicharesimilartoreallifesituations

Keywords: approach, task, language, competence, teaching.

Introduction

English language teaching and learning receives a considerable aention in

educationalinstitutions worldwide aswellas amongcitizensthemselves English

iswidelyconsideredasaprimaryconditionforsocialandintellectualdevelopment

Learning a foreign language takes time, a lot of personal energy, commitment

andmotivationBeing able to speak at least oneforeignlanguagehas been these

last decades a quest for integration. Since globalization has led to countries being

more interdependent, language has become the linking rope. A foreign language,

especiallytheEnglish languageisthepassporttonowadaysevershrinkingworld

Aseducatorsandlanguageteacherswehavegotthedutytoprovidelearnerswiththe

appropriateskillsandknowledgetobecomesuccessfulWorldCitizensInthispaper

IhaveexploredtheframeworkofCommunicativemethodologyinEnglishteaching

throughtheimplementationofTaskBasedapproachThereasonliesinthefactthat

asa formerstudent anda professionalat thepresent Ihave witnessedthe failure

oftraditionalways of teachingInmy aempt to incorporateintoteaching useful

instructional practices and approaches for the successful acquisition of English I

ndTaskBasedLanguageTeachingTBLTanapproachwhoseprinciplessustaina