A Task-Based Approach to Speaking and Listening Skill Development: Improving Communicative Proficiency in Intermediate-Level EFL Students

Learning foreign languages has become more and more important for young people who want to study or work elsewhere in today's globalized society. This article examines useful speaking and listening tasks created for a group of English language learners at the intermediate (B1 level). The study emphasizes two linked tasks: a map-based activity to improve listening comprehension and a visual description task to improve speaking fluency. Learners are encouraged to increase their descriptive vocabulary, enhance their accuracy and fluency, and develop strategic listening skills through organized group projects and simulations of real-world situations. The findings show that both activities are pedagogically appropriate for the learners' level and considerably contribute to their productive skill development, as indicated by academic literature and CEFR recommendations.