This  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.....

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