Implementing task-based learning of English as L2 at private courses for adult false-beginners in Russia

Abstract

This thesis is a comparative study between the Presentation-Practice-Production method (PPP) and the task-based language learning (TBL) approach. The context of the study is a private language school in Russia where the students who took part in the study were learning English as a second language (L2). The aim group of the research is adult false beginners. The research study compares the TBL approach to the PPP method through an analytical literature review. Then the action research study is described and evaluated before finally conclusions are drawn. This research study focuses particularly on three aspects of false beginner language learning: accuracy, fluency and learner motivation. The given thesis represents an attempt to validate TBL framework through implementing it in Russian classrooms for adult false beginners.