... designs for focused tasks: comprehension tasks, consciousness-raising tasks, and structure -based production tasks Elsewhere (Ellis, 2003a) presents a sequence of tasks for helping learners become more ... production oflanguage A task usually requires the teacher to specify what will be regarded as successful completion of the task The use of variety of different kinds of tasks in languageteaching is said ... viii LISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS TBU: Tay Bac University TBLL: Task- BasedLanguage Learning TBLT: Task- BasedLanguageTeaching TST/ TSI: Task- Supported Teaching/ Instruction ELT: English Language Teaching...
... the study Based on the teachers’ views, it can be suggested that lack of time, big size of classes, students’ low motivation were issue raised by teachers during the interviews, classroom observations ... “asking students to discuss after reading” employed usually or always by 80% of the teachers However, less popular strategy is “assigning students tasks to using the information in the text” (30% of ... popular strategy is “doing assigned tasks using the information in the text” The results of the questionnaires reveal that the teachers made less use of the post-reading strategies; this may be...
... exercises given to Ss to perform in skills lessons whereas exercises were made use of in grammatical lessons or Language Focus part” (Anh) “ Tasks are types of exercises, but they not focus on ... three teachers differed in their views: “ A task- based lesson follows at least two stages: first, teachers present language materials and then students make use of them to the tasks There is no ... dangers of one-off display lessons not typical of regular teaching Thus, it was suggested that observing successive lessons at different stages of the academic year minimise this danger 40 Suggestions...
... Frequency of using tasks in ESP class 4&5 Students’ perceptions of tasks and features of tasks 6&7 Frequency of types of tasks in class and students’ preferable types of tasks Organization oftask steps ... advantage of as a means in teaching ESP 3.2.2 Types of tasks in ESP class 3.2.2.1 Frequency oftask types used in ESP class Table 4: Frequency oftask types used ESP class Ss’ answer Teachers’ answer ... teacher exploits tasks in ESP lessons 5&6 Definition and features of tasks 7&8 Frequency of types of tasks in class preferable types of tasks among students in teachers’ beliefs Task cycle organization...
... Conclusion This part summarizes the main issues discussed in the paper, the contribution as well as the limitations of the research, suggestions for successful TBLT application in ESP course and some ... perceptions of TBLT in ESP? How is TBLT realized in ESP class? What are teachers and students’ suggestions for TBLT to teach ESP course? III Scope of the study First, although TBLT is generally set as ... analysis is incorporated after learners have performed a task TBLT focuses on using the tasks which are suitable for or meet students’ needs The reasons are TBLT seems to bring meaningful use of language...
... lesson is assessed on whether the teacher has successfully and accurately presented the content of the lesson to students The teacher is also assessed by their own colleagues on a regular basis, ... Principles of task- basedlanguageteaching 48 3.1.2.3 Tasks, activities, and exercises 53 3.1.2.4 3.2 Definitions of tasks 45 Dimensions oftask characteristics 57 Teachers’ ... examinations each last 90 minutes (see Appendix L) These assessment systems have put much pressure on the teachers and students In addition to learning English in schools, students take extra classes...
... Examples ofTask TBLTM Task - BasedLanguageTeaching Model TGTBLT Teaching Grammar in Task – BasedLanguageTeaching TBLT vs OTM Task – BasedLanguageTeaching versus Other Teaching Methods T Teachers ... Overall, the purpose of classifying tasks is to generate a variety of tasks on whatever topic is selected Simple tasks may consist of one type such as listing while complex types of tasks may incorporate ... research questions are raised: What are students‟ attitudes towards theoretical issues of task- basedlanguage learning? What are teachers‟ perceptions of task- basedlanguage learning? 1.4 Scope...
... forms 2.2 Types of tasks There are many ways by which tasks are categorized Nunan (1989) classifies tasks into real world tasks and pedagogic tasks The former refers to the tasks that students ... classes with the implementation of text- basedtask lessons in replacement of the traditional ways ofteaching English • Phase 3: the researcher gives the second test to assess students‟ progress ... is divided into three phases: pre -task activities, task cycle, and post task activities Question 3, 4, and are reserved for pre -task activities Question asks for students‟ assessment on the usefulness...
... measure the effectiveness of the experimental lessons Besides, during the experimental lessons, the researcher also observed and took note on the progress of the lessons, the students’ response ... of reading comprehension, task- basedlanguage learning and teaching such as the task definitions, task types, task- based framework and pointing out the key issues in designing communicative tasks ... repetitive, mostly are question- and - answers tasks As a result, many reading lessons makes the learners bored while taking part in the reading process and their reading skills still keep stable For...
... Conclusion 135 References 136 Chapter viii 128 Assessing task- basedlanguageteaching Introduction and overview 138 Key concepts in assessment 138 The purposes of assessment 147 Self-assessment ... pedagogical tasks: target tasks, as the name implies, refer to uses oflanguage in the world beyond the classroom; pedagogical tasks are those that occur in the classroom What is task- basedlanguage teaching? ... of successful second language acquisition This ‘strong’ interpretation has it that language acquisition is a subconscious process in which the conscious teachingof grammar is unnecessary: ‘Language...
... difficulty Specify language/ skills/ text types required to perform the task The Methodology of Task- BasedTeaching Three phases in a task- based lesson: Pre -task phase Main task phase Post -task phase ... Approaches to Using Tasks Use tasks to support a Type A approach - task- supported teaching (Type A) - weak form of communicative languageteaching Use tasks as the basis for teaching - task- basedteaching ... Types ofTask Unfocussed tasks a Pedagogic b Real world Focused tasks An Example of a Pedagogic Task Four students – each has one picture and describes it to the rest of the class Students from...
... syllabus consisting of focused tasks A third type of task- based syllabus is also possible – a hybrid one that consists of a mixture of focused and unfocused tasks In each of these syllabuses, however, ... aspects oflanguage Also, studies of focused tasks have shown that in at least some cases it is possible to design tasks that will result in the required use of the target structure (see Ellis ... has used tasks to successfully elicit the use of question forms Seedhouse is also wrong for another reason His claim about the unsuitability oftask as a unit for designing a course is based...
... 1.1 Task- basedlanguageteaching 1.1.1 What is a task? .4 1.1.2 Task types 1.1.3 What is TBLT? 1.1.4 A framework for designing TB lessons ... THE STUDY 12 2.1 The context of the study 12 2.1.1 English languageteaching at HaUI 12 2.1.2 The teaching materials and assessment 13 2.1.3 Teachers and students ... application in speaking skill 1.3.1 Teachers .9 1.3.1.1 Teachers’ attitudes and beliefs v 1.3.1.2 Teachers’ qualities and personalities 1.3.2 Learners ...
... ofteaching speaking based on tasks, Teachers’ advantages and disadvantages in teaching speaking based on tasks and Teachers’ suggestions 2.3.3.1.1 Teachers’ awareness of speaking skill When asked ... answers of students were notetaken The interview for students consists of questions with categories: Students’ awareness of speaking skill, Students’ opinions of learning speaking based on tasks, Students’ ... approach All the teachers used tasks following the framework for taskbased instruction That includes pre -task, task cycle and language focus Teachers applied some kinds of tasks in teaching speaking...
... article summarizes the results of a study on the perception of secondary school teachers in Hanoi about “a good English languageteacher and necessary competences of English language teachers Theoretical ... perspectives on English teacher competence framework, then makes analysis of the competence frameworks, caregorizes them into groups, so that readers easily find the strengths and weaknesses of the model ... practitioners: Toward a practice -based theory of professional education, In L DarlingHammond & G Sykes (Eds.), Teaching as the learning profession: Handbook of policy and practice (pp 3-32), San Francisco:...
... most of the techniques suggested in this study are found interesting by JHS teachers, other techniques not presented in this study are also necessary for the teachingof oral skills in JHSs This ... junior high schools and 2.832 JHS classes of 114.068 JHS students JHS students are required to study 11 subjects and English is one of them There are 594 JHS teachers Quang Ngai is a poor province ... answer questions? 4) Teachers personality Does the teacher smile often? Does the teacher seem interested in the lesson? Does the T praise the Ss when they work well? 5) Command of English Does...