Task-based Approach to Teaching English for Tour Guiding Students in EFL Context

Abstract

This paper describes a task-based approach to teaching English using an authentic material obtained from a guided tour. It begins with a brief discussion on forms-focused instruction, then follows a discussion on meaning focused and form-focused instruction. This paper also cites theoretical framework and research to justify the implementation of task-based language teaching. It argues that task-based language teaching needs to be modified to accommodate the needs of teaching the language in EFL contexts. At the end of the paper, a procedure is pro-posed for the implementation of task-based language teaching using a sample material from tour guiding.

Keywords

• forms-focused instruction
• meaning-focused instruction
• task-based language teaching
• task
• task planning