Full 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.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Section 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Task-based Language Teaching and Research
Chapter 2: Task-based Research and Language Pedagogy
Section 2: Researching Task-based Teaching
Chapter 3: Non-Reciprocal Tasks, Comprehension and Second Language Acquisition
Chapter 4: Focus on Form: A Critical Review
Chapter 5: Preparing Learners to Perform Tasks
Chapter 6: Is there a Role for Explicit Instruction in Task-based Language Teaching?
Chapter 7: Measuring Second Language Learners' Performance of Tasks
Section 3: Task-based Language Pedagogy
Chapter 8: Task-based Language Teaching: Sorting out the Misunderstandings
Chapter 9: Moving Task-based Language Teaching Forward
Chapter 10: Towards a Modular Curriculum
Chapter 11: An Options-based Approach to doing Task-based Language Teaching
Chapter 12: Teachers Evaluating Tasks
Section 4: Conclusion
Chapter 13: Key Issues in Task-based Research and Pedagogy
