Skip to content

Task-based language teaching and its three-phase task procedure

Design · All designs
Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description

Task-based language teaching treats in-class tasks as the center of second language learning, with meaning paramount and outcomes assessed. For design and sequence, the article describes Ellis's three principal phases: "'pre-task,' 'during task' and 'post-task.'" Pre-task options include a similar task, observing a model, non-task preparation activities, or strategic planning; the pre-task phase acts as an advance organizer. The study operationalized this as in-class tasks, out-of-class written assignments as during-task activities, and in-class sharing as post-task activities.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Tasks must keep meaning primary, connect to real-life activities, prioritize task completion, and use task outcome as the basis of assessment, as the article lists from Skehan.

Constraints

  • The article notes TBLT's mainly inductive approach to language structure might be problematic for adult learners, who are described as better achievers learning from information about the language system.

Target Learners

  • Tertiary-level advanced EFL students

Learning Goals

  • Advanced English grammar structures used in written production

Claims

Examples

-

Key Sources

  • Saraç, H. S. (2018). Completing the Task Procedure or Focusing on Form: Contextualizing Grammar Instruction via Task-Based Teaching. College Quarterly, 21(1). https://collegequarterly.ca/
Page metadata
Field Value
type design
id tblt-three-phase-task-procedure
title Task-based language teaching and its three-phase task procedure
description Task-based language teaching treats in-class tasks as the center of second language learning, with meaning paramount and outcomes assessed.
status review
generated by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-02
trust unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
sources 1 — saraç-2018

Frontmatter is the page's machine-readable record — see the Schema & Guide.