Task-based Learning Flashcards
Task: an activity in which learners, in the … process, need to use the … to achieve an outcome.
Communicative
Target language
Topics: engaging, …, and promoting language development
motivating
The learning process in TBL:
Learning by doing
Purpose of TBL: increasing …
Learner activities
Benefit from TBL: understanding language as … rather than … moving from abstract knowledge to …, meeting learners’ … and creating … class
Tool
Goal
Real world application
Needs
Interesting
Learners’ roles in TBL:
Leaders, group participants, risk-takers
Teacher’s role in TBL
Leaders and organizers
Managers
Motivators
Experts
Facilitators
Willis TBL framework:
Pre-task (introduction to topic and task)
Exploring the topic with the class
Highlighting useful words and phrases to help students understand the task introduction
Task cycle (task, planning, report)
Performing the task in pairs or small groups, preparing and presenting report
Monitoring from a distance, giving advice and comments
Language focus (analysis, practice)
Studying of some of the specific features occurring in the language used during the task cycle