AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the implementation of the task-based learning approach
(TBL) in improving ESL students’ speaking skills in a primary Dual Language Programme
(DLP) Science classroom. This study also intended to obtain the DLP Science teacher’s
views regarding the implementation of the task-based learning approach for teaching Science
in the English language. The mixed-methods approach combining the quasi-experimental design and
semi-structured interview was used. 65 Year Three students from two schools in Kuala Lumpur were
chosen using the purposive sampling method. 35 participants from one school were chosen as the
experimental group, and 30 participants from another school were chosen as the control
group. Two Science teachers and two English teachers teaching in the DLP programmes in the two
schools also participated in t.....