(2019) Córdoba Zumbado, Luis Diego; García Morales, Jean Carlo; Bonilla López, Marisela
This study investigated the immediate and sustained effectiveness of the task-based approach on a group of English as a Foreign Language learners’ ability to fill out a Request for Information (RI) under a Tax Information Exchange Agreement. The participants (N = 11) were low intermediate students from a government financial institution. The main instrument was a Request for Information template. The results of this 16-week study showed three different patterns of effect: increased performance, decreased performance, and plateaued performance. Among the contributing factors for such findings may be age, attendance, and motivation.
