Foundational principles of task-based language teaching
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Foundational principles of task-based language teaching
(ESL and applied linguistics professional series)
Routledge, 2021
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
* A foundational and comprehensive book on Task-based language teaching, this book introduces core principles and practices for TESOL students and preservice teachers.
* Each chapter concludes with a brief bullet-point summary, several 'Questions for Further Discussion', and suggestions for further reading
* The text is interspersed with 'discussion point activities' that will enable preservice teachers to reflect on the content and apply it in real-world contexts
Table of Contents
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
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