%0 Thesis
%9 Masters
%A Madrigal Rodriguez, Steven Gerardo
%D 2022
%F uninimx:2750
%K Task Based, EFL, Material Design
%T An Action Research for Designing and Implementing an EFL Communicative and Task Based -gn in a Group of 17-25-year-old Students
%U http://repositorio.unini.edu.mx/id/eprint/2750/
%X The main aim of this research is to develop an action research for designing and implementing an EFL B1 communicative and task-based material design and analyzing its impact on a group of 17-25-year-old students. Throughout the theoretical framework in the paper, you will be able to understand what Task Based Approach is. Besides, we will review the different principles of this approach, its type of materials and the specific sequence of activities it requires. Also, we will understand why it is important and what kind of advantages and disadvantages we can encounter.This project was applied in Universidad Técnica Nacional (UTN) in Costa Rica with a group of youngsters to establish how new and innovative creative activities and materials could interact with this target group and what kind of effects and data we could gather from their experience. This project used a mixed method approach. Due to the pandemic, the research was carried out virtually. Besides, questionnaires and direct observation were applied to collect information, these helped to obtain available data to explain in the results section that these materials and activities were very effective despite of working virtually. The project includes a booklet guide with innovative materials and alternative activities with their specific instructions on how to use them. This includes the plan carried out and the activities used in the research to obtain the data. Thanks to this class done useful results were gathered. In this section, we can realize that the project was effective, the materials and the activities used worked properly within the students' interaction.Communication was successful despite of the circumstances. However, it also shows that there is always room for improvement. Therefore, a series of conclusions and recommendations are stated at the end of the research. Basically, they describe that Task Based is highly effective for communication, although it requires autonomy and responsibility from students. Careful planning is a must. Materials need to be related to real life experiences. Teachers need to promote interaction and be facilitators in the process while including the four skills and making learners take risks with motivation. This is just a short summary of the project, yet you are invited to review it closely through the paper.