Abstract

CORDOBA ZUNIGA, Eulices. Implementing Task-Based Language Teaching to Integrate Language Skills in an EFL Program at a Colombian University. profile [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.2, pp.13-27. ISSN 1657-0790.  https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v18n2.49754.

This article reports the findings of a qualitative research study conducted with six first semester students of an English as a foreign language program in a public university in Colombia. The aim of the study was to implement task-based language teaching as a way to integrate language skills and help learners to improve their communicative competence in English. The results suggest that the implementation of task-based language teaching facilitated the integration of the four skills in the English as a foreign language context. Furthermore, tasks were meaningful and integrated different reading, writing, listening, and speaking exercises that enhanced students' communicative competences and interaction. It can be concluded that task-based language teaching is a good approach to be used in the promotion of skills integration and language competences.

Keywords : Integration; language skills; task and communicative competence; task-based language teaching.

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