Examine Task-based Learning (TBL) in students’ writing skills

Camella Citra Fortuna, Arjulayana Arjulayana, Eka Ugi Sutikno

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Writing is one of the four essential elements that must be mastered to excel in English skills. At the Muhammadiyah University of Tangerang, task-based learning is implemented in the Writing skill class. This study investigated the implementation of task-based learning in the news writing class of seventh-semester students. The research aimed to understand the process of implementing task-based learning in writing skills and to determine the extent of student improvement in writing skills after its implementation. This descriptive qualitative study collected data through interviews with ten seventh-semester students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang, writing tests, and analysis of the students' initial news articles. After data reduction and scoring using a rubric adapted from Brown (2007), the results indicated that all students perceived an improvement in their writing skills, which was supported by a 15% increase in their test scores.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12928/iucee2024.v3i1.15287

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