The Influence of Task Based Language Teaching on Students' Ability in Speaking

This research goal was to know the implementation of TBLT in improving students’ ability in speaking to produce the target language through the completion of communicative task. In this study, the researcher conducted a research entitled “The Influence of Task-Base Language Teaching on Students Ability in Speaking”. The purposes of this study are to find out that Task-Based Language Teaching can increase students’ speaking skill and investigate students’ responses in implementing Task-Based Language Teaching. This research was accomplished at the first grade students of MTsS Ulumul Quran of 38 students as respondent. This research used test and questionnaire to collect the data. The result of this research showed that Task-Based Language Teaching on students ability in speaking. It was proved that based on the data from students Zscore in shot case study experimental teaching students’ Zscore is 3,658 and pre-test post-test in experimental teaching Tscore 8,74 and Ttable 1,68, the experimental teaching Tscore > Ttable , as well as Ttable at significant level of α = 0, 05%. In other words, based on the students’ responses in questionnaire, they considered that Task-Based Language Teaching was suitable approach applied to increase students’ ability in speaking skill.
Keyword: Communicative Task, Students Ability, Speaking Skill, Task-Based Language Teaching.