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The Application of Task-Based Language Teaching in Senior High School English Writing: A Critical Inquiry into Efficacy and Challenges

Author(s)

Xiuai Xiu*

Affiliation(s)

High School Attached to Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Abstract

This article discusses how the concept of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) could be used to transform the teaching of senior high school English writing, but within the context of the particular limitations of the Chinese educational environment. The review contrasts the theoretical advantages of TBLT with the realities of teaching in relation to contextualized issues, using a framework that is sensitive to the contexts and involves the role of the Gaokao, the high number of students in a classroom, and the necessity of pedagogical changes. The most significant results suggest that, although TBLT can help boost genuine communication and student motivation, its effectiveness is conditional on pragmatic integration with exam-focused needs. Thus, a combination of both of these strategies, i.e., incorporating the key ideas of TBLT into the strategic needs of the examination framework, would be suggested as the most reasonable way of creating a more active and lively writing pedagogy.

Keywords

TBLT; English Writing; Senior High School; Efficacy; Challenges

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