EXPLORING EFL STUDENTS^ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH TASK-BASED FLIPPED CLASSROOM
Risa Mufliharsi, Ilza Mayuni, Nuruddin, Ninuk Lustyantie

Postgraduate Doctoral Program, State University of Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the development of flipped classroom on English as a Foreign Language of Indonesian students^ reading comprehension through mix method design. The study is contextualized in teaching English as a foreign language through the Flipped Classroom model. Learning through Flipped Classroom has enriched broad teaching-learning activities to strengthen students^ concepts in independent learning. Positively, it also develops students^ communication through reading activities. However, there were difficulties in implementing flipped classroom without any bases such as instructional design, The authors develop Task-Based Language Teaching as a base to develop reading instructional design in course. The result showed that following processes in TBFC in Moodle was effective to improve students^ communication and cognitive through tasks. The use of learning management systems is not only improving students^ activity to enrich his reading skill, but also helping in constructing students^ learning experience for maintaining the understanding of the nature of reading comprehension through various tasks. The result showed that following processes in pre-class and in-class in Moodle had improved the reading skills especially in reading course.

Keywords: EFL, Flipped classroom, Learning management system, Reading Comprehension, Task-based language teaching

Topic: Education Technology