1. • Presenter: Drashti V. Dave
• Topic of presentation: Task Based Language
Learning and Teaching
• Submitted to: Smt. S.B.Gardi Department of
English
• Maharaja Krisnkumarsinhji Bhavnagar
University
• Enrolment no: PG13101007
• Paper no: 12- English Language Teaching (ELT)
• Roll no: 06 Year: 2014 Chapter: 25
• Sem: 3 M.A. part-2 Unit:2
2. What is task ?
“A task is an activity where the Target
language is used by the learners for a
communicative purpose in order to
achieve an outcome”
- By Jane Willis
3. What is Task based Language learning:
• Task-based language learning (TBLL), also known as task-based
language teaching (TBLT) or task-based instruction
(TBI) focuses on the use of authentic language and on asking
students to do meaningful tasks using the target language.
Such tasks can include visiting a doctor, conducting an
interview, or calling customer service for help. Assessment is
primarily based on task outcome (in other words the
appropriate completion of real world tasks) rather than on
accuracy of prescribed language forms. This makes TBLL
especially popular for developing target language fluency
and student confidence. As such TBLL can be considered a
branch of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT).
• But there is minor difference between TBLL and TBLT.
4. Task Based Language Learning: TBLL
The components of a
Task are:
Goals and objectives
Input
Activities
Teacher’s role
Learner’s role
Settings
5. Task -based learning offers an alternative for language teachers. In a task-based lesson the
teacher doesn't pre-determine what language will be studied, the lesson is based around the
completion of a central task and the language studied is determined by what happens as the
students complete it. The lesson follows certain stages.
Task
Practice
Analysis
Feedback Planning
6. The advantages of TBLL
The students will have a much more varied exposure to
language with TBLL. They will be exposed to a whole range of
lexical phrases, collocations and patterns as well as language
forms.
It is a strong communicative approach where students spend
a lot of time communicating.
It is enjoyable and motivating.
It involves not of a sequence of language items, but sequence
of communicative task.
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7. Barriers of TBL & TBLT:
• Not all students are or will be motivated by TBLT
• Students are used L1 rather than the target
language.
• Personal dimensions.
• Lack of confidence, interest or vocabulary.
8. Task-based Language Teaching &
Learning:
TBLT- is an
.
approach to teach the
target language with
the tasks related with
the real world.
Group or pair work
is important
communicative
