THE IMPACTS OF TASK-BASED ACTIVITIES ON EFL HIGH-QUALITY STUDENTS’ INVOLVEMENT IN BRITISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE

Authors

  • Nguyen Thai Hoai Sang School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam
  • Thai Cong Dan Dr., Senior Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejls.v3i2.378

Keywords:

task-based activities, task-based learning, British-American Literature, literature

Abstract

The study focused on seven (7) task-based activities, including (1) making film, (2) making portfolio, (3) group presentation, (4) library search, (5) paper display, (6) making a gift, and (7) literary gala which was applied in two British-American Literature courses such as Introduction to Literature and Introduction to Literary Criticism. A thirty-three-item questionnaire was administered to investigate the effects of those task-based activities on students’ involvement. The interviews for students and teachers were employed to examine students’ perceptions of their involvement in those task-based activities and discover teachers’ observations of students’ involvement in their class. The study sample consists of 120 EFL high-quality students who have taken the two courses of Introduction to Literature and Introduction to Literary Criticism in their curriculum. The findings revealed that students were involved in task-based activities to a significant extent and students had positive perceptions toward their task-based performances. There found a medium correlation between the extent of task-based activities' impacts on students' involvement and students’ perception of their involvement. The crosstabulation signified that the Introduction of Literature course required students to do more task-based activities than the Introduction to Literary Criticism course.

Author Biographies

  • Nguyen Thai Hoai Sang, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Miss Nguyen Thai Hoai Sang is presently a senior in High-Qualified English Studies Program, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University (CTU), Vietnam. She is interested in doing research about linguistics, intercultural communication, English-American works, and learning and teaching English. She can be contacted at sangb1909477@student.ctu.edu.vn.

  • Thai Cong Dan, Dr., Senior Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Mr. Thai Cong Dan, senior English lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University (CTU), Vietnam, is currently a lecturer in English. He has held his PhD at Naresuan University, Thailand since 2010 in Educational Administration (English program). His main research interests are TEF/TESOL issues, intercultural communication, high school and higher education levels in English learning and teaching, English program management, curriculum design, testing and evaluation and professional development. He can be reached at tcdan@ctu.edu.vn.

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2022-11-13

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022)

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