Task-based language teaching : theory and practice / Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan, Shaofeng Li, Natsuko Shintani, Craig Lambert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Rod, author.

Skehan, Peter, author.

Li, Shaofeng, author.

Shintani, Natsuko, author.

Lambert, Craig (Craig P.), author.

Series:

Cambridge applied linguistics series

The Cambridge applied linguistics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Task analysis in education.

Physical Description:

xv, 417 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Task-based language teaching is an approach which differs from traditional approaches by emphasizing the importance of engaging learners' natural abilities for acquiring language incidentally through the performance of tasks that draw learners' attention to form. Drawing on the multiple perspectives and expertise of five leading authorities in the field, this books provides a comprehensive and balanced account of task-based language teaching (TBLT). Split into five sections, the book provides an historical account of the development of TBLT and introduces the key issues facing the area. A number of different theoretical perspectives that have informed TBLT are presented, followed by a discussion on key pedagogic aspects - syllabus design, methodology of a task-based lesson, and task-based assessment. The final sections consider the research that has investigated the effectiveness of TBLT, addresses critiques and suggest directions for future research. Task-based language teaching is now mandated by many educational authorities throughout the world and this book serves as a core source of information for researchers, teachers and students"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The pedagogic background to task-based language teaching

Cognitive-interactionist perspectives

Psycholinguistic perspectives

Sociocultural perspectives

Psychological perspectives

Educational perspectives

Task-based syllabus design

Methodology of task-based language teaching

Task-based testing and assessment

Comparative method studies

Evaluating task-based language teaching

Responding to the critics of task-based language teaching

Questions, challenges, and the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-411) and index.

ISBN:

9781108494083

1108494080

9781108713894

1108713890

OCLC:

1107143987