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Task-based language teaching: A possible remedy for Vietnamese EFL students’ ESP reading comprehension at a vocational college

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dc.contributor.authorDuong, Tham My
dc.contributor.authorTruong, Minh Le
dc.contributor.editorAttaviriyanupap, Korakoch
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-14T17:11:17Z
dc.date.available2023-12-14T17:11:17Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.issuedBE2565
dc.description.abstractIn order to facilitate an ESP reading comprehension teaching and learning process in vocational schools, a variety of approaches have recently been used. Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is supposed to enhance ESP reading comprehension. This study endeavours to explore impacts of TBLT on English for specific purposes (ESP), reading comprehension in terms of overall results of reading comprehension tests, understanding lexical meaning and using strategies for identifying main and detailed ideas. This is a quasi-experimental study with the participation of 25 students majoring in Automobile Technology at a vocational college in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam. ESP reading comprehension tests (i.e., pre-test and post-test) and classroom observation were employed as the main instruments. The quantitative data were analysed using paired samples T-test, Mean (M) and Standard Deviation (SD). Content analysis was used for the qualitative data analysis. The preliminary findings showed that TBLT had a positive effect on the students’ ESP reading comprehension achievements. Specifically, the research participants’ reading comprehension post-test scores gained at the end of the task-based reading course outperformed those achieved in the pre-test, and their reading skills (e.g., meaning guessing, scanning, and skimming) gradually improved throughout the four observation sessions. Such findings may raise EFL teachers’ and administrators’ awareness in applying TBLT in ESP reading courses at this research setting and other similar contexts.
dc.identifier.doi10.14456/hasss.2022.27
dc.identifier.issn2586-8594 (Print), 2630-0079 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://harrt.in.th/handle/123456789/1315
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSilpakorn University Research, Innovation and Creativity Administration Office
dc.publisher.placeNakhon Pathom, Thailand
dc.subjectภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อจุดประสงค์เฉพาะ
dc.subjectความเข้าใจในการอ่าน
dc.subjectการสอนภาษาโดยใช้กิจกรรมภาษา
dc.subjectEsp
dc.subjectReading Comprehension
dc.subjectTask-Based Language Teaching
dc.subjectVocational Education
dc.subject.isced0231 การเรียนภาษา
dc.subject.oecd6.2 ภาษาและวรรณคดี
dc.titleTask-based language teaching: A possible remedy for Vietnamese EFL students’ ESP reading comprehension at a vocational college
dc.typeบทความวารสาร (Journal Article)
dspace.entity.typePublication
harrt.itemID64
harrt.researchAreaการสอนภาษาอังกฤษ
harrt.researchGroupภาษาอังกฤษ
harrt.researchTheme.1การเรียนการสอนภาษา (Language Teaching)
mods.location.urlhttps://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hasss/article/view/244635
oaire.citation.endPage306
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.startPage291
oaire.citation.titleHumanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies (HASSS)
oaire.citation.volume22
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