Task Based Learning

1. Task-Based
Learning
Author: Jorge Castillo
Teacher: Nahir Aparicio

2. Introduction
 As teachers we always complaign about
our students do not speak in English in our
classroom. They might feel threaten or
shy; but the fact is, few of them actually
dare.
 The Task-Based Learning (TBL) helps
students to have a meaningful
experience with the language and give
them context and the result is motivation.

3. What is TBL?
 TBL is a teaching approach which focuses
on the student by asking to do
meaningful activities or task.
 These task can be daily routines like
buying a cup of coffe, collecting a
check, going to the doctor, among
others.

4. TBL Characteristics
 Teaching efficiency is improved when the
learners and their learning are the focus
of attention instead of the teacher.
 It is a communicative approach
 The aim of TBL is to integrate all four skills
and to move from fluency to accuracy
plus fluency.

5. Role of the students
 The entire class focused on them.
 They need to solve any problem or
situation (task) that the teacher gives
them.
 They can use the language any way they
want; as long it’s understandable
(accuracy is not that important).

6. Role of the Teacher
 Moderator
 Hisparticipation is pretty slim
 Teacher will give the task to the students
and then watch the use of the language.
 Create opportunity to involved every
single student.

7. Role of the Teacher
 Give an introduction to the task.
 Be sure that the second language is used
with no exceptions.
 Give feedback

8. Characteristics of the Tasks
 Itneeds to bring students to work to an
objective, such as paying the bill of a
restaurant, report to the doctor and so on.
 Can be made individually or in groups.
 They should be as authentic to the real
world experience as it can.

9. Disadvantages
 Withmore than 12 students the class
would be pointless
 Requires great deal of creativity when it
comes to think on the tasks.
 The materials are beyond textbooks.
 Grammar is not as present as other
approaches.

10. References
 http://www.onestopenglish.com/support/
methodology/teaching-
approaches/teaching-approaches-task-
based-learning/146502.article
 English Section of the Advisory
Inspectorate (eds.): Good Practice in
English Language Teaching: A Handbook
for Secondary Schools. Hong Kong
Education Department, 1996.