Abstract
This volume outlines the principle methodological procedures used in task-based (TB) language courses. TB courses are organized around 'tasks,' where 'task' is generally defined as an activity having a precise objective, requiring learners to use language, and maintaining primary focus on meaning rather than form (see Ellis, 2003, pp. 1-5 for a review of researchers' differing definitions of 'task'). The volume will be of use to teachers who have committed to a task-based language teaching (TBLT) approach, have designed their curriculum accordingly, and are now ready to focus on the procedures they will follow to implement each task. Another volume in the series, by the same author, deals with the larger issue of curricular design in TBLT.
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
2011
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2011, Indiana University Department of Linguistics. This article first appeared in LINGUIST List: 22.3289 (2011).
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Recommended Citation
Kissling, Elizabeth M. Review of Los procesos metodológicos de la enseñanza-aprendizaje de lenguas mediante tareas, by Kerwin A. Livingstone. LINGUIST List: 22.3289 (2011).