THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TASK-BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING IN TEACHING WRITING

Abstrak

The study purposes to know how task-based language teaching is implemented in teaching writing. Task-based language teaching is a method of instruction in the field of language acquisition that focuses on the authentic language to students in doing meaningful task using the target language. Classroom action research method was used in this study. It was conducted in two cycles involving TBLT stages namely Pre-task, Main-task and Post-task or Language focus. Each cycle also consisting of planning, action, observing and reflecting. As a participant observer, the researcher gained the data through the classroom observation, some types of tasks and group interview. The sample consisted of 24 students of MTs Nurul Ilmi Bojonggede, Bogor. The result of this study showed that task-based language teaching can be implemented in teaching writing. Therefore, the researcher concluded that the implementation of TBLT successfully helped students in learning writing.