Uludağ University English Language Teaching Department AYLİN AYDIN ----- march, 2011 Bursa / TURKEY

1. ULUDAG UNIVERSITY ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TEACHING DEPARTMENT APPROACHES IN ELT : TASK BASED INSTRUCTION Aylin Aydın Arzu Akgün Ayşegül Arslan Sevde İlhan MARCH, 2011

2. TASK BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING

8. Learners can only gain in FLUENCY by attempting to use the L2 in real operating conditions In syllabus, activities and tasks are sequenced according to difficulty

9. Learning will not happen unless; Motivation Exposure Opportunities to use the language

10. Teacher's roles ; Selector and sequencer of tasks Prepares learners for tasks Consciousness-raising

11. Learner's roles ; Group participant Monitor Risk taker and innovator

12. TASK Real world tasks (Real-life situation) Pedagogical tasks (Do not reflect real-life situation)

13. Application of Task-based Instruction: Pre-task : The teacher introduces the topic and gives the students clear instructions on what they will have to do at the task stage. The students can take notes and spend time preparing for the task.

14. Task : The students complete a task in pairs or groups using the language resources that they have as the teacher monitors and offers encouragement. Students prepare a short oral or written report to tell the class what happened during their task.

15. Post-Task (Analysis): The teacher then highlights relevant parts for the students to analyze. The teacher can also highlight the language that the students used during the report phase for analysis. Finally, the teacher selects language areas to practice based upon the needs of the students and what emerged from the task and report phases. The students then do practice activities to increase their confidence and make a note of useful language.

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