Designing Tasks for the Communicative ClassroomDesigning Tasks for the Communicative Classroom provides a balanced introduction to both the theoretical and practical aspects of communicative task design, and is aimed at all second and foreign language teachers who want to develop their own tasks, or adopt/adapt those of others. The major purpose is to integrate recent research and practice in language teaching into a framework for analysing learning tasks. This framework should help teachers select, adapt or create their own communicative tasks. The ideas presented are relevant to teachers working in or preparing for a range of teaching situations with a variety of learner types. |
Contents
Learning tasks and the language curriculum | 5 |
Analysing language skills | 22 |
Roles and settings in the language class | 79 |
Sequencing and integrating tasks | 118 |
Tasks and teacher development | 133 |
Appendix A A selection of tasks and units of work | 147 |
Appendix B Approaches and methods an overview | 194 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Reflective Teaching in Second Language Classrooms Jack C. Richards,Charles Lockhart No preview available - 1994 |
Developments in English for Specific Purposes Tony Dudley-Evans,Maggie Jo St John No preview available - 1998 |