Open AccessImplementation of Task-based Learning in Teaching English in Indonesia: Benefits and Problems
Author(s) -
Muhammad Badrus Sholeh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of english teaching, applied linguistics and literatures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2621-9646
pISSN - 2621-9875
DOI - 10.20527/jetall.v4i2.9327
Subject(s) - task (project management) , context (archaeology) , variety (cybernetics) , indonesian , computer science , mathematics education , psychology , artificial intelligence , linguistics , engineering , paleontology , philosophy , systems engineering , biology
A variety of approaches exist in foreign language teaching and learning; Task-based Learning (TBL) is one of them. It is an innovative approach that is developed from the Communicative Approach. The concepts of TBL have proven successful in classrooms. In this study, the writer conducted a literature review of task-based learning in teaching English dealing with the benefits and problems in implementing this approach in Indonesia. This paper seeks to review Task-based Learning (TBL), covering the definition of 'task' and Task-based Learning (TBL), the characteristics and stages of TBL, the teacher and students' roles in Task-based Learning, and also the advantages and disadvantages of Task-based Learning. It also addresses the application, the benefits and problems of Task-based Learning in the sense of Indonesian EFL context. This will help educators and language teachers in Indonesia to attach more importance to the contextual differences when applying Task-based Learning in Indonesia.