Foundational Principles of Task-Based Language Teaching

This book introduces readers to the concept of task-based language teaching (TBLT), a learner-centred and experiential approach to language teaching and learning.

This book is available Open Access.

This book is available Open Access.

This book introduces readers to the concept of task-based language teaching (TBLT), a learner-centred and experiential approach to language teaching and learning. Based on the premise that language learners can enhance their second language acquisition (SLA) through engagement in communicative tasks that compel them to use language for themselves, TBLT stands in contrast to more traditional approaches. Accessible and comprehensive, this book provides a foundational overview of the principles and practice of TBLT and demystifies what TBLT looks like in the classroom.

Complete with questions for reflection, pedagogical extensions for application in real classrooms and further reading suggestions in every chapter, this valuable and informative text is vital for anyone interested in TBLT, whether as students, researchers or teachers.

Autorentext

Martin East is Professor of Language Education in the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Klappentext

This book is available Open Access. This book introduces readers to the concept of task-based language teaching (TBLT), a learner-centred and experiential approach to language teaching and learning. Based on the premise that language learners can enhance their second language acquisition (SLA) through engagement in communicative tasks that compel them to use language for themselves, TBLT stands in contrast to more traditional approaches. Accessible and comprehensive, this book provides a foundational overview of the principles and practice of TBLT and demystifies what TBLT looks like in the classroom. Complete with questions for reflection, pedagogical extensions for application in real classrooms and further reading suggestions in every chapter, this valuable and informative text is vital for anyone interested in TBLT, whether as students, researchers or teachers.

Zusammenfassung
This book introduces readers to the concept of task-based language teaching (TBLT), a learner-centred and experiential approach to language teaching and learning. This book is available Open Access.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments

Preface

Part I: Theorising TBLT

Chapter 1 - Languages: How are they learned and how should they be taught?

Chapter 2 - Input, output and interaction - crucial foundations for TBLT

Chapter 3 - The construct of task for the purposes of TBLT

Part II: Practising TBLT

Chapter 4 - Putting TBLT into practice: the bigger picture

Chapter 5 - Evaluating, sequencing and scaffolding tasks

Chapter 6 - Attending to grammar in TBLT

Part III: Evaluating TBLT

Chapter 7 - Using tasks for classroom assessment purposes

Chapter 8 - Classroom- and programme-level evaluations of TBLT

Chapter 9 - The potential and the challenge of TBLT: Arguments for and arguments against

Postface