10 fundamental components of task-based language teaching (TBLT). For teachers who would like to implement a task-based curriculum.

1. FUNDAMENTALS OF
TASK-BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING
Tammy Bjelland of Language in Bloom presents:

2. TASK-BASED
LANGUAGE TEACHING
(TBLT)

3. Focus
AUTHENTIC LANGUAGE

4. •Focus on authentic
language, i.e. how native
speakers actually speak
•Use of authentic
materials

5. Objective
PERFORM MEANINGFUL
TASKS USING THE TARGET
LANGUAGE

6. •Needs analysis
performed to determine
exact tasks to include
•Target tasks vs.
Pedagogic tasks

7. Approach
COMMUNICATIVE

8. •Learning objectives should
center on interaction as
how you learn and the
learning outcome

9. Outcome
NON-LINGUISTIC AND
CLEARLY DEFINED

10. •Learning objectives should not be
centered on forms
•The analytic task-based syllabus is
organized according to the pedagogic
tasks that will precede the target task

11. Direction
LEARNER-CENTERED
AND DIRECTED

12. •Not a one-size fits all approach
•Materials should reflect the
needs analysis and the task-
based syllabus that is derived
from that needs analysis

13. Product
CAN BE TANGIBLE,
LINGUISTIC PRODUCTS

14. •An objective (or task)
can be the production of
a project, e.g. a news
article, social media post

15. Meaningful Tasks
RELEVANT, REALISTIC

16. •Avoid worksheets and other structure
trapping faux tasks
•Remember “meaningful” is a task that
an individual will have to accomplish
in real life, outside the instructional
environment

17. Related Approaches
PROBLEM-BASED
LEARNING, CLIL

18. •Many of the principles behind TBLT is
present and analogous with Content
and Language Integrated Learning
and Project-Based Learning, among
other communicative approaches

19. Assessment
STANDARDS AND
PERFORMANCE-BASED

20. •Criterion-based
•Performance-based
•Task-based

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