The Role of Task-Based Language Teaching in Fostering Tunisian Pre-service Primary School Teachers’ Functional Competence
This exploratory practice study, conducted at the Higher Institute of Human Sciences of Jendouba and the Higher Institute of Languages of Gabès, Tunisia, investigated the impact of task-based language teaching (TBLT) on pre-service teachers’ functional competence and explored both teachers’ and stud...
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| description | This exploratory practice study, conducted at the Higher Institute of Human Sciences of Jendouba and the Higher Institute of Languages of Gabès, Tunisia, investigated the impact of task-based language teaching (TBLT) on pre-service teachers’ functional competence and explored both teachers’ and students’ perceptions of TBLT in their English courses. Data came primarily from classroom observations and focus-group interviews. Findings suggest that TBLT fostered pre-service teachers’ functional competence in English. Both teachers and students reported that TBLT helped improve learners’ linguistic and communicative skills.
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| spelling | doaj.art-26c194c5b46942a1a723cea08f52ca6d2023-12-17T20:15:43ZengColumbia University LibrariesStudies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL2689-193X2023-12-0123210.52214/salt.v23i2.12086The Role of Task-Based Language Teaching in Fostering Tunisian Pre-service Primary School Teachers’ Functional CompetenceSana Jabri0Jihen Fadhlaoui1University of GabèsUniversity of JendoubaThis exploratory practice study, conducted at the Higher Institute of Human Sciences of Jendouba and the Higher Institute of Languages of Gabès, Tunisia, investigated the impact of task-based language teaching (TBLT) on pre-service teachers’ functional competence and explored both teachers’ and students’ perceptions of TBLT in their English courses. Data came primarily from classroom observations and focus-group interviews. Findings suggest that TBLT fostered pre-service teachers’ functional competence in English. Both teachers and students reported that TBLT helped improve learners’ linguistic and communicative skills. https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/12086communication skillsfunctional competenceTBLTtasksTunisian pre-service teachers |
| spellingShingle | Sana Jabri Jihen Fadhlaoui The Role of Task-Based Language Teaching in Fostering Tunisian Pre-service Primary School Teachers’ Functional Competence Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL communication skills functional competence TBLT tasks Tunisian pre-service teachers |
| title | The Role of Task-Based Language Teaching in Fostering Tunisian Pre-service Primary School Teachers’ Functional Competence |
| title_full | The Role of Task-Based Language Teaching in Fostering Tunisian Pre-service Primary School Teachers’ Functional Competence |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Task-Based Language Teaching in Fostering Tunisian Pre-service Primary School Teachers’ Functional Competence |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Task-Based Language Teaching in Fostering Tunisian Pre-service Primary School Teachers’ Functional Competence |
| title_short | The Role of Task-Based Language Teaching in Fostering Tunisian Pre-service Primary School Teachers’ Functional Competence |
| title_sort | role of task based language teaching in fostering tunisian pre service primary school teachers functional competence |
| topic | communication skills functional competence TBLT tasks Tunisian pre-service teachers |
| url | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/12086 |
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