The Art and Craft of Task-Based Pedagogies : A Post-Critical Perspective / by Anna Turula.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turula, Anna.

Series:

English Language Education, 2213-6975 ; 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Educational technology.

Teaching.

Language Education.

Language Teaching and Learning.

Digital Education and Educational Technology.

Pedagogy.

Local Subjects:

Language Education.

Language Teaching and Learning.

Digital Education and Educational Technology.

Pedagogy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This book offers a fresh perspective on the effectiveness of task-based language teaching (TBLT), addressing the growing body of meta-studies that have examined the outcomes of TBLT pedagogies to date. A recurring theme in these meta-analyses is their inconclusive nature. This largely stems from the fact that many of the cited studies are small-scale, making their findings difficult to generalize to broader educational contexts. In response, the book advocates for a shift in focus: rather than seeking universal conclusions, it emphasizes the importance of identifying, researching, and promoting TBLT practices that have demonstrated significant success within specific local contexts. Grounded in a post-critical perspective with its affirmative stance, the book focuses on the final component of TBLT – the teaching, and, specifically, TBLT areas of exception: innovative, creative and critical practices that enhance task-based pedagogies. This is a resource for researchers, teacher educators, and practitioners who seek a more nuanced, reflective, and affirming view of language teaching that embraces complexity, celebrates local successes, and reimagines what it means for TBLT to be truly effective. .

Contents:

Part 1. Staking the territory

Chapter 1. TBLT: from a critical look to the post-critical perspective

Chapter 2. Understanding the task

Chapter 3. Task-Based Language Teaching by principles

Chapter 4. TBLT: beyond the enhancements

Between theory and research

Part 2. Researching the art-and-craft of TBLT

Chapter 5. Study 1: the teachers' readiness for the art-and-craft of TBLT

Chapter 6. Study 2: virtual exchange as a TBLT area of exception

Chapter 7. Study 3: TBLT in adventure education

Conclusion.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-032-10322-3

9783032103222

OCLC:

1573148362