Using Audio and Video Materials Creatively for Content Compatible Task-Based Learning in the EAP/ESL Classroom

Abstract

In an attempt to relate language and cognitive development in the EAP/ESL context, audio and video materials were used for content compatible tasks to encourage meaningful practice of oral and written skills. The aim was also to engage students more actively in their language lessons and help them realize their own standards of proficiency by taking them through a series of staged activities for using language learnt and the eventual refinement of language skills.