HARNESSING THE BINGE WATCHING TREND IN TBLT LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS: UTILIZING WEB SERIES AS AN EDUTAINMENT

Abstract

The study suggests a conceptual and theoretical framework for designing lesson plans for Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) classrooms; further strategize and offers perspectives to harness the Over-The-Top (OTT) trend of binge watching Web Series (WS) in language classrooms by utilizing it as an edutainment to facilitate Second Language (L2) acquisition, which is popular among the tertiary learners. TBLT approach is a learner-centred approach; hence it complements the use of web series as a digital audio-visual text to design tasks to support language learners.

Incorporating web series in TBLT language classrooms had shown a progressive improvement in second language (L2) acquisition of tertiary learners, and enhanced their speaking skills, and imparts knowledge on cultural awareness and intercultural language transactions with regard to usage. The research aims to contribute TBLT lesson plan model framework to integrate web series in language classrooms as an edutainment for L2 learners.