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(Yadav, 2015 p.69) learners as they explore to deepen their
knowledge and develop their insightful
From a traditional classroom to a virtual
classroom or from classroom to smart thoughts for their future prospects.
classroom, games based learning is Teachers play a predominant role
appreciable for the development of in making them communicate in
an educational landscape (Selwyn, the classroom but, their academic
2003, p. 2). Task assisted learning gives compulsion to complete their syllabus
equal specification to both teacher and handicaps them to spend ‘extra’ time
learner. Such collaborative learning to develop the communicative skills
activities uplift the learning qualities of of students. E- tasks help students to
learners according to the cultural and develop LSRW skills. Technology has
linguistic background (Lama, 2006). mesmerized adult learners as they are
This paper focuses on the importance connected on social media wherever
of using tasks in the learning process and forever. Teachers should convert
of English as a second language. The e- students’ interest as an investment to
game based learning intends to develop make them learn English as a language
both higher order skills and lower order rather than a subject.
skills (Scrivener, 2007) and teaching Whatsapp is helpful to students in
practices require collaborative efforts diverse ways. Students are motivated
(Holmes, Preston, Shaw, & Buchanan, to use any mode of presentation to be
2013). Technology provides a lot of shown it to the group or the teacher. The
opportunities for the personal and time indicator in the message or video
professional development of teachers shows the participants’ agility. Teachers
and that was limited before the advent of can create or design interesting topics
web2.0 (Carpenter, 2015). Using techno- or relevant discussing questions to
tools in the classroom makes teachers make students involve and participate
upgrade their techno-knowledge in the online or e-task based learning
and they should be convinced that process. Based on this understanding,
new technology is helpful for their the researcher wanted to explore the
professional development (Holmes et following research question:
al., 2013). The potential of social media Do participants’ level of speaking skills
in higher education has been widely increase through tasks using Whatsapp?
recognized (Alberth, Mursalim, Siam,
Suardika, & Ino, 2018). Though studies Developing English language learning
have proved that technology is always speaking skill through Whatsapp
considered to be a positive quotient, based tasks
the ground value point is that users are
highly benefited as most of the language Tasks make learners understand their
tasks and electronic tasks (e-tasks) are social responsibility and to monitor
motivating and interesting. their socio-psychological and emotional
skills. Tasks evolve by themselves as
Research questions they make students have good rapport
with other students as well as with the
Communication is very important for

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