| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 教師專業碩士學位學程 === 103 === This study aimed at applying Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) to enhance English speaking proficiency of sixth graders in elementary school and examine if TBLT is effective or not. Also, the researcher’s self-reflection and professional growth was another focus in the research.
TBLT referred to a methodology which uses “tasks” as the core of the course, and encouraged students to use target language to achieve the goal of the task, and then to learn the language. The study was an action research, and the research period took about three months. In total, there were thirty-two periods. The subjects were six sixth-grade students in an elementary school. The course design was based on the Kong Hsuan Textbook Book 9 as its teaching material and applied TBLT into the courses.
The researcher conducted English speaking proficiency tests to the students before and after the courses to check their progress. In order to enhance the scorer reliability, other English teachers in the school were invited to be the scorers as well. Besides, the researcher used teacher’s teaching journals, observation logs and students’ interview records as other information to explain the results. In the end, the researcher drew some conclusions as follows.
1.After the action research, students’ English overall speaking proficiency was promoted.
2.After the action research, each part of students’ English speaking proficienct was promoted.
3.Applying TBLT into English teaching enhances peers’ teamwork ability and make them have better interaction than before.
4. After the action research, students are more willing to speak English in daily life.
In the end, the researcher also proposed suggestions for the education authority, the school, other English teachers, publishers and the future research.
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