Task-based language teaching framework with six systematic components and three lesson stages¶

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Evidence · 3 claims (2 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article presents task-based language teaching (TBLT) as the strong version of communicative language teaching, whose central element is the task. It states that tasks "can be effectively arranged, implemented and assessed grounded upon the systematic components including goals, input, setting, activities, roles, and feedback," and that task-based lesson design involves pre-task, during task, and post-task stages. Goals are the task's objectives, input is the verbal or non-verbal materials learners engage with, setting is the task context, activities are what learners do, roles make teachers and learners facilitative rather than interfering, and washback concerns task evaluation.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Teachers must be well-aware of the procedures and instructions for how to perform the task, per the article's stated design considerations

Constraints¶

• The article notes a task per se does not necessarily guarantee successful implementation unless the teacher understands how tasks actually work in the classroom

Target Learners¶

• EFL learners at intermediate or upper-intermediate levels

Target Learning Objectives¶

• Second-language listening comprehension
• Communicative competence through meaning-focused task performance

Claims¶

• IELTS-task-instructed learners outperformed TOEFL-materials-instructed learners on listening post-test performance [+W]
• Task-based instruction changed learners' views toward TBLT to align with teachers' views [+W]
• TOEFL-materials instruction did not change learners' views toward TBLT [~W]

Related Theories¶

• Focused vs. unfocused communicative task distinction in task-based language teaching

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Ali Panahi. (2012). Binding Task-Based Language Teaching and Task-Based Language Testing: A Survey into EFL Teachers and Learners' Views of Task-Based Approach. English Language Teaching, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v5n2p148