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Task-Based Language Teaching from the Teachers' Perspective

Author : Martin East

Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing

Page : 281 pages

File Size : 36,12 MB

Release : 2012-01-11

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9027281823

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Book Description

Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is being encouraged as part of a major overhaul of the entire school languages curriculum in New Zealand. However, teachers often struggle with understanding what TBLT is, and how to make TBLT work in classrooms. Using the stories that emerged from a series of interviews with teachers (the curriculum implementers) and with advisors (the curriculum leaders), this book highlights the possibilities for TBLT innovation in schools. It also identifies the constraints, and proposes how these might be addressed. The result is a book that, whilst rooted in a particular local context, provides a valuable sourcebook of teacher stories that have relevance for a wide range of people working in a diverse range of contexts. This book will be of genuine interest to all those who wish to understand more about TBLT innovation, and the opportunities and challenges it brings.



Task-Based Language Teaching

Author : Rod Ellis

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 435 pages

File Size : 29,61 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Education

ISBN : 1108494080

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Book Description

A comprehensive account of the research and practice of task-based language teaching.



Recent Perspectives on Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching

Author : Mohammad Ahmadian

Publisher : ISSN

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 36,37 MB

Release : 2019

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9781501519383

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This volume addresses TBLT from various perspectives and aims to reflect the epistemological diversity in this area by drawing on multiple perspectives (i.e. cognitive-interactionist, complexity theory, sociocultural theory, and pedagogical/curricul



Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching

Author : Mike Long

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 513 pages

File Size : 25,28 MB

Release : 2014-07-31

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1118882210

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This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education Details best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation Written by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience Considers diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning



Tasks in Action

Author : Kris Van den Branden

Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Page : 305 pages

File Size : 24,56 MB

Release : 2009-10-02

Category : Education

ISBN : 1443815241

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Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) has been gaining momentum around the world during the past twenty years. However, particularly lacking in the body of available publications on TBLT is empirical evidence of the actual activity, interaction and learning processes that tasks give rise to in real classrooms. This volume compiles a number of studies that describe what learners and teachers, in various educational contexts, actually do when they are asked to perform tasks as part of their regular classroom activity. As such, the volume provides valuable new insights into the implementation of task-based language teaching and vividly illustrates how classroom practice can inform future theory-building and research on TBLT. All the chapters in this book are based on papers that were presented during the first International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching, which was organised in Leuven in September 2005 by the Centre for Language and Education of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.



Task-Based Language Teaching in Foreign Language Contexts

Author : Ali Shehadeh

Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing

Page : 386 pages

File Size : 38,31 MB

Release : 2012-10-17

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9027273421

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Book Description

This volume extends the Task-Based Language Teaching: Issues, Research and Practice books series by deliberately exploring the potential of task-based language teaching (TBLT) in a range of EFL contexts. It is specifically devoted to providing empirical accounts about how TBLT practice is being developed and researched in diverse educational contexts, particularly where English is not the dominant language. By including contributions from settings as varied as Japan, China, Korea, Venezuela, Turkey, Spain, and France, this collection of 13 studies provides strong indications that the research and implementation of TBLT in EFL settings is both on the rise and interestingly diverse, not least because it must respond to the distinct contexts, constraints, and possibilities of foreign language learning. The book will be of interest to SLA researchers and students in applied linguistics and TESOL. It will also be of value to course designers and language teachers who come from a broad range of formal and informal educational settings encompassing a wide range of ages and types of language learners.



Task-Based Language Education

Author : Kris van den Branden

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 296 pages

File Size : 41,20 MB

Release : 2006-10-05

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9780521689526

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Book Description

Task-based language teaching (TBLT) has been attracting the attention of researchers, curriculum developers, teacher trainers and language teachers for many years. However, much of the available literature and research has been from a psycholinguistic perspective, driven by the desire to understand how people acquire a second language. Far less research has been carried out as to whether TBLT works for real teachers and real learners in a classroom environment. This book aims to offer a unique contribution by uniting a discussion of task-based pedagogical principles with descriptions of their application to real life language education problems. It provides an account of the many challenges and obstacles that the implementation of TBLT raises and discusses the different options for overcoming them. The book contains a substantial body of research from Flanders, where the implementation of TBLT has been a nationwide project for fifteen years in primary, secondary and adult education.



Task-based Language Learning and Teaching

Author : Rod Ellis

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 404 pages

File Size : 27,59 MB

Release : 2003-04-03

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9780194421591

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Book Description

This book explores the relationship between research, teaching, and tasks, and seeks to clarify the issues raised by recent work in this field. The book shows how research and task-based teaching can mutually inform each other and illuminate the areas of task-based course design, methodology, and assessment. The author brings an accessible style and broad scope to an area of contemporary importance to both SLA and language pedagogy.



Reflections on Task-Based Language Teaching

Author : Rod Ellis

Publisher : Multilingual Matters

Page : 273 pages

File Size : 23,85 MB

Release : 2018-06-18

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1788920155

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Book Description

Task-based language teaching is now a well-established pedagogic approach but problematic issues remain, such as whether it is appropriate for all learners and in all instructional contexts. This book draws on the author’s experience of working with teachers, together with his knowledge of relevant research and theory, to examine the key issues. It proposes flexible ways in which tasks can be designed and implemented in the language classroom to address the problems that teachers often face with task-based language teaching. It will appeal to researchers and teachers who are interested in task-based language teaching and the practical and theoretical issues involved. It will also be of interest to students and researchers working in the areas of applied linguistics, TESOL and second language acquisition.



Task-Based Language Teaching and Assessment

Author : N. P. Sudharshana

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 374 pages

File Size : 45,18 MB

Release : 2022-02-05

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9811642265

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Book Description

This book provides interdisciplinary perspectives on task-based language teaching (TBLT) and task-based language assessment (TBLA) in English as a second language (ESL) context. It discusses theoretical and experimental insights of TBLT and TBLA from cognitive, cognitive linguistic, and psycholinguistic viewpoints. The chapters, written by leading language teaching specialists in the field, introduce the reader to a comprehensive range of issues related to TBLT and TBLA such as curriculum design, materials development, and classroom teaching & testing. With interdisciplinary appeal, the book is a valuable resource for researchers in task-based language teaching and assessment. It is equally useful for teachers to whom it offers practical suggestions for designing tasks for teaching and testing.