Task Based Language Teaching Approach for Teaching English at 9th Grade of SMPN 2 Tonjong

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the task based language approach for teaching English at 9^th grade of SMPN 2 Tonjong, Brebes, which includes: to describe the strategies in teaching grammar and mastering vocabulary of an EFL and to explain the factors influencing the students in mastering both materials. The participants of this research are 37 students that consist of male 20 and female 17. The data is collected through observation, by which the writer records all activities of teaching and learning activities. The result shows that the task based language approach applied in teaching English in this junior high school is very important and significantly has positive effects to the students’ mastery of grammar material.