Task-Based Approach in Blended Learning Environment:
Speaking Classes
Resihan Cezary Pricilia Tobing
(112010036)
ABSTRACT
Technology has become part of the educational fields. Schools and colleges have begun to make the Internet as a need to smoothen the teaching and learning process, and the same phenomenon has also been applying in language learning. By mixing the classroom meeting and online learning, teachers and students have more flexibility to do the teaching and learning. Giving materials and tasks for students are no longer limited to time and place. Therefore, this study investigated task types used in two classes of Transactional Speaking in Satya Wacana Christian University in which the face-to-face interaction was blended with the use of the Internet. The study consisted of both classroom and online observations on the instructions and the processes of how the tasks were accomplished. Facebook was chosen to be the online medium for these blended classes, as there was a Facebook group created for these classes where the teacher and students had interaction outside classroom. The analysis of the qualitative data revealed that task-based approach is applicable in blended learning environment. The study also indicated that the use of online medium in language learning were positive and could give benefits to the students.
