Task-Based Language Teaching

✍ Scribed by Daniel O. Jackson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2022
Tongue: English
Leaves: 84
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This Element is a guide to task-based language teaching (TBLT), for language instructors, teacher educators, and other interested parties. The work first provides clear definitions and principles related to communication task design. It then explains how tasks can inform all stages of curriculum development. Diverse, localized cases demonstrate the scope of task-based approaches. Recent research illustrates the impact of task design (complexity, mode) and task implementation (preparation, interaction, repetition) on various second language outcomes. The Element also describes particular challenges and opportunities for teachers using tasks. The epilogue considers the potential of TBLT to transform classrooms, institutions, and society.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title page
Copyright page
Task-Based Language Teaching
Contents
1 What Is TBLT?
1.1 A Framework for Language Teaching
1.2 The Aim and Organization of This Element
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Task Types
1.4.1 Jigsaw
1.4.2 Information Gap
1.4.3 Problem-Solving
1.4.4 Decision-Making
1.4.5 Opinion Exchange
1.5 Additional Perspectives on Task Design
2 The Task-Based Curriculum
2.1 Needs Analysis
2.2 Task Selection and Sequencing
2.3 Materials Development
2.4 Teaching
2.5 Assessment
2.6 Evaluation
3 Task-Based Approaches in Context
3.1 Chinese
3.2 Dutch
3.3 English
3.4 German
3.5 Spanish
3.6 Zapotec
4 Research into TBLT
4.1 Design
4.2 Mode
4.3 Preparation
4.4 Interaction
4.5 Repetition
4.6 Evaluating the Research
5 Teachers and Tasks
5.1 Teacher Perspectives
5.2 Teacher Preparation
5.3 Teacher Agency
6 Epilogue: The Potential of TBLT
6.1 Transforming Classroom Learning
6.2 Transforming Language Programs
6.3 Transforming Societies
Appendix: Discussion Questions
References
Acknowledgements

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