Integrating Technology with Task Based Language Teaching: Boosting ESL Learners’ Listening and Speaking Proficiency

Abstract

The integration of learning technology and Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) may provide a framework for developing language education that improves students' speaking and listening abilities. However, previous studies have not examined how technology-enhanced TBLT can improve learners' speaking and listening skills. Thus, this study aims to use a quasi-experiment with a nonequivalent (pretest and posttest) control-group design to examine how TBLT affects learners' speaking and listening skills. Data was gathered using four tasks: a theme-based presentation, role-play, online group discussion, and the listening portion of the TOEFL exam. Results indicated that the use of technology to improve TBLT had a major impact on students' speaking performance in the role-play and online presentation. The results provide some insight into how students' use of authentic and technological learning materials and media contributes to their acquisition of a variety of language inputs related to their listening and speaking skills. When it comes to improving speaking performance, students might gain from combining technology-enhanced TBLT with various tasks.