Role of tasks-based learning in enhancing students communication skill

Abstract

This study aims mainly to know the role of tasks-based learning in enhancing students communication skills at secondary schools and to show ways and effective means to help students to communicate with each other inside and outside the classroom. The study also investigates the actual problems that encounter students when they speak English and it suggests remedies for these problems. Because of the importance of the communication skill for EFL students at secondary schools is not given much attention, so that this study seeks to identify the actual reasons behind this problem. The researcher adopted the descriptive method. Also, the researcher used the questionnaire and an interview as tools to carry out this study. The subjects of this study are composed of thirty teachers for questionnaire and ten experts teachers for the interview. The findings of this study showed that: The time allotted for students in the classroom is not enough to develop their own oral skill, fear and shyness of making mistakes are the soul reasons behind students reluctance to communicate in English. Also classroom activities are insufficient to motivate the students to communicate in English. In addition majority of the teachers don't give their students with topics for conversation or discussion to develop their communication skills. Moreover listening and speaking are the least practiced skills. Finally, the researcher recommends that: Teachers should encourage students to speak in English inside and outside the classroom, also to design specific courses that help students to communicate orally with each other, and to provide students with enough time to communicate in English.