Experimental Study Of Task-based Teaching In EFL Speaking Classes

Task-based approach has been widely adopted since 1980's, and it is also one of the approaches, which put emphasis on learning process, recommended to be applied in senior middle schools by China's Ministry of Education. This study explores and analyzes the feasibility of task-based language teaching in secondary normal school to improve the learners'speaking skill. The experimental results suggest that flexibly arranging tasks in English class according to the students'real situations can arouse and foster students'interest in learning English, improve their confidence and performances of speaking skill.Part one briefly points out the problems that task-based language teaching intends to solve and its characteristics. Hence, the reasons and aims are put forward.Part two cites the definitions of task, introduces the theoretical foundations, main features, principles and framework of task-based language teaching.Part three illustrates the background and the procedures of the application of TBLT in oral class.Part four introduces the experimental aims, subjects and methods. Two classes are selected, as the subjects of the study, with one class as the experimental class and the other as the control class. A questionnaire is also given to the students in the experimental class to collect the data. Then I analyze the collected data and summarizes the findings.The last part makes a conclusion and offers some suggestions for task-based language teaching.