Siddiqui Uzma Tahseen

Abstract:
English plays a crucial role in India. It is the associate official language of India. It still remains the only language that links people from different states. People still hesitate to speak English due to lack of confidence and practice. Methods of teaching English has changed with the times. From ‘Translation Method’ to the new student-centric approach, language teaching has seen a major shift. Now, the focus is more on using the language than just learning it. The utility value has given birth to one such teaching approach – Task-based Language Teaching / Learning. This paper tries to highlight the importance of communication to gain mastery over the language used and also the advantages of Task-based Language Teaching for learners whose mother tongue is not English.