Exploring English Communication Teachers’ Perception of TBLT W.R.T Communication Classrooms in Indian Engineering Colleges in NCR

Abstract

The paper attempts at finding out the level of understanding of the English teachers in B.Tech. colleges of the concepts of Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) method. The research work also tries to see whether their attitude towards implementing TBLT in classrooms is positive or negative. There is hardly any study that investigates the perception of the teachers in Engineering colleges in the NCR, India. Earlier works in this field include study of the implementation of TBLT method in Indian classrooms; the effectiveness of TBLT method; and the impact of TBLT on communication skills. The study attempts at finding the level of understanding that communication teachers at technical colleges have of TBLT method and their attitude towards implementing TBLT in classrooms for engineering students. Since, the level of understanding and attitude of communication teachers at technical colleges have never been studied before, an empirical study was conducted on 66 such teachers at a few technical colleges in India. The study explored majorly two areas - Level of understanding of the teachers, and Teachers’ attitude towards implementing TBLT in classrooms. It was found that the level of understanding of TBLT in teachers was quite high and the attitude off the teachers towards implementing TBLT in classrooms was clearly positive.