Arianny Rodriguez
As we know, a task is a work or an activity
performed or attempt by students. In TBL, Activities or
tasks require the students to use the language in real
life situations and to be focused on meaning. TBL is an
approach developed by N Prabhu in Bangladore in
southern India and it is based on the belief that
students may learn more effectively when their minds
are focused on the task rather than on the language
they are using.
   task are not focused on a particular structure,
    function or vocabulary group but a wider range
    of language.

   They are not given a list of words to use but the
    task is which generate the language to be used.

   There are continuous evaluation.
   Tasks are made in groups and they consists in
    solving problems, role plays, oral presentations,
    etc.
 Teachers   determine the area of interest of
 students and ask them to work on it.



 Both,   teachers and students evaluate and
 give feedback during the whole process.
   Pre-task: it consist in the presentation of
    the task and topic, for example if the topic is
    Halloween,    teacher   write   some    words
    related to this and show pictures or videos of
    people with customs or kids asking for
    candies or whatever.
 Task   cycle: it consists in the task itself, here the
 learner      has to plan and give a report. For
 example, now they know the topic they have to
 plan how the are going to report to class what
 they discover or learn (it could be orally or in
 writing) while teacher is monitoring, finally they
 present the reports to the class.
 Language   focus: it is based on analysis and
 practice, for instance, the students examine
 and discuss any accompanying text, audio, or
 visuals and then the teacher conducts some
 sort of practice, like a game.
 http://www.yde.yildiz.edu.tr/uddo/belgele
 r/inca-FundaHatip-TBL.htm

 http://www.onestopenglish.com/support/m
 ethodology/teaching-approaches/teaching-
 approaches-task-based-learning/

Task based learning

  • 1.
  • 2.
    As we know,a task is a work or an activity performed or attempt by students. In TBL, Activities or tasks require the students to use the language in real life situations and to be focused on meaning. TBL is an approach developed by N Prabhu in Bangladore in southern India and it is based on the belief that students may learn more effectively when their minds are focused on the task rather than on the language they are using.
  • 3.
    task are not focused on a particular structure, function or vocabulary group but a wider range of language.  They are not given a list of words to use but the task is which generate the language to be used.  There are continuous evaluation.  Tasks are made in groups and they consists in solving problems, role plays, oral presentations, etc.
  • 4.
     Teachers determine the area of interest of students and ask them to work on it.  Both, teachers and students evaluate and give feedback during the whole process.
  • 5.
    Pre-task: it consist in the presentation of the task and topic, for example if the topic is Halloween, teacher write some words related to this and show pictures or videos of people with customs or kids asking for candies or whatever.
  • 6.
     Task cycle: it consists in the task itself, here the learner has to plan and give a report. For example, now they know the topic they have to plan how the are going to report to class what they discover or learn (it could be orally or in writing) while teacher is monitoring, finally they present the reports to the class.
  • 7.
     Language focus: it is based on analysis and practice, for instance, the students examine and discuss any accompanying text, audio, or visuals and then the teacher conducts some sort of practice, like a game.
  • 8.
     http://www.yde.yildiz.edu.tr/uddo/belgele r/inca-FundaHatip-TBL.htm http://www.onestopenglish.com/support/m ethodology/teaching-approaches/teaching- approaches-task-based-learning/