Abstract

The conventional English teaching mode is being wiped out in favour of a new one known as task-based language teaching. The TBLT method is being introduced into the English classroom as a new mode. As Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) provides appropriate language skills learners can learn the language in an almost real-life environment. The learning is student-centered, resulting in increased student interaction. It also places a greater emphasis on meaning rather than form in order for learners to be able to speak spontaneously in their everyday encounters. To implement this approach teachers should integrate instructional materials and effectively develop learning tasks that are related to reality in this mode, so that students can learn to communicate while doing the tasks and increase their overall English ability. The main aim of this article is to indicate how the grading and sequencing of tasks within a task-based teaching and learning programme can be done to enhance language acquisition.

Key words: Grading, Sequencing, Language learning tasks, Scaffolding.