TASK BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING

ROD ELLISDAVID NUNAN

DIANE LARSEN-FREEMAN

WHAT IS TBLT?

The central purpose we are concerned with is language learning and tasks present this in the form of a problem-solving negotiation between knowledge that the learner holds and and new knowledge.

Candlin and Murphy, 1987:1

WHAT IS TBLT?

• Task-based approach aims to provide learners with a natural context. • Abundant opportunities of real meaningful

interaction during completion of a task.• Student – student interaction• Students need to express themselves with their

own words.

TASK BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING

• From PPP (Presentation – Practice – Production) to TTT (Task – Teach – Task)

• Aim at richer interactions in class – focus on meaning first, form later.

• Explore what happens when you use tasks: get learner feed-back, adapt tasks and try again.(Edwards and Willis Teachers Exploring Tasks)

TASK BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING

• Rejects rote learning • No explicit study of grammar and drills• Requires a greater range of teaching skills than

traditional approaches.• Actively engaged motivated learners• From topic to task• Natural Exposure Use the language Improving their

own language

CLT VS. TBLT

• A CLT lesson is designed to get students to practice making predictions.

• The teacher tries to use the target vocabulary or grammar structure.

• Oral skills are dominant, accuracy is important.

• Presentation – Practice – Production

• A TBLT lesson does not focus on a particular form or function of a language.

• The teacher speaks naturally.• Oral skills are important, fluency

is important. • Task – Teach - Task• The main departure

from CLT is not the task, but the focus on task completion.

7 TYPES OF TASKS

Listing Ordering & Sorting

Matching Comparing Problem solving

Sharing personal experiences

Projects and creative tasks