Indonesian EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Task-Based Language Teaching Approach
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https://doi.org/10.32332/joelt.v9i1.2194Keywords:
Indonesian EFL, secondary school, task-based language teaching, TBLT, teachers' perceptionsAbstract
Task-based language teaching is an approach applying tasks as a key point of pedagogical instruments. This study explores teachers’ perceptions of task-based language teaching in the secondary school context in Indonesia. Descriptive qualitative research design is used with data collected by using questionnaires. This study used purposive sampling to choose the sample. The findings showed that most of the junior and senior high school EFL teachers appeared to embrace positive attitudes towards practicing task-based language teaching, even though their knowledge of task-based language teaching is still low. All teachers in the study said they have implemented task-based language teaching in the classroom. All of them will continue to use TBLT. The implication of the study is to inspire other researchers to investigate task-based language teaching with greater confidence. The researcher hopes that this research will motivate curriculum designers and other researchers to explore more fully the views of those who are key to successful classroom implementation.
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Furaidah, F., Saukah, A., & Widiati, U. (2015). WASHBACK OF ENGLISH NATIONAL EXAMINATION IN THE INDONESIAN CONTEXT. TEFLIN Journal - A Publication on the Teaching and Learning of English. https://doi.org/10.15639/teflinjournal.v26i1/36-58
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Harmer, J. (2007). The Practice of English Language Teaching Fourth Edition. In Cambridge: Pearson Longman.
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Jeon, I.-J., & Hahn, J. (2006). Exploring EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Task-Based Language Teaching: A Case Study of Korean Secondary School Classroom Practice. Asian EFL Journal, 8.
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Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000). Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Lin, Z. (2009). TASK-BASED APPROACH IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN CHINA.
Littlewood, W. (2004). The task-based approach: Some questions and suggestions. ELT Journal, 58. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/58.4.319
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Liu, Y., Mishan, F., & Chambers, A. (2018). Investigating EFL teachers’ perceptions of task based language teaching in higher education in China. Language Learning Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/09571736.2018.1465110
Long, M. (1985). A role for instruction in second language acquisition: task-based language teaching.
Long, M. H., & Crookes, G. (1992). Three Approaches to Task Based Syllabus Design. TESOL Quarterly, 26, 27–56.
Marcelino, M. (2008). English Language Teaching in Indonesia: A Continuous Challenge in Education and Cultural Diversity. TEFLIN Journal. https://doi.org/10.15639/teflinjournal.v19i1/57-69
Mishan, F., & Timmis, I. (2015). Materials Development for TESOL. Edinburgh University Press. https://books.google.co.id/books?id=HwP9oQEACAAJ
Nunan, D. (1989). Designing tasks for the communicative classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Nunan, D. (2003). The Impact of English as a Global Language on Educational Policies and Practices in the Asia-Pacific Region. TESOL Quarterly, 37. https://doi.org/10.2307/3588214
Prabhu, N. S. (1987). Second Language Pedagogy. Oxford University Press. https://books.google.co.id/books?id=Z9hZAAAAMAAJ
Royani, M. (2013). The use of local culture texts for enthusiastic English reading teaching. The International Journal of Social Sciences.
Skehan, P. (1998). Task-Based Instruction. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 18, 268–286. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1017/S0267190500003585
Sulistyo, G. H. (2009). ENGLISH AS A MEASUREMENT STANDARD IN THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION: SOME GRASSROOTS’ VOICE. TEFLIN Journal. https://doi.org/10.15639/teflinjournal.v20i1/1-24
Suryanto. (2014). Issues in teaching English in a cultural context: A case of Indonesia. The Journal of English Literacy Education: The Teaching and Learning of English as A Foreign Language.
Wilis, J. (1996). A Framework for Task-Based Learning. Harlow: Longman Pearson Education.
Yulia, Y. (2013). Teaching challenges in Indonesia: Motivating students and teachers’ classroom language. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.17509/ijal.v3i1.186
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