Perception of electrical engineering on task-based speaking activities

Abstract

This study was done using a questionnaire survey on electrical engineering students of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and focused on the students’ perspectives on task-based speaking activities in fostering their communication in English. This study also seeks to find out which types of task-based speaking activities that highly promotes their communication in English. Results showed that most of the students agreed that task-based speaking activities improve their communication in English as it offers the students opportunities to practice the language in English classes. The findings also identified the types task-based speaking activities that most promotes their communication in English.