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Task-Based Language Teaching

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Task-based language teaching is a foreign-language teaching approach, developed from the 1980s onward, that organizes a lesson around completing a real-world task, such as planning a trip or resolving a disagreement, using whatever language the task requires, rather than around a pre-selected grammar point students then practice. Language form is addressed afterward, if at all, in response to problems that arose while completing the task, reversing the usual sequence of teaching structure before use.

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Central Question
How can authentic language use to complete meaningful tasks build learners' language ability? 1
Most Effective For
Developing target language fluency and student confidence 1
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1. Wikipedia: Task-based language learning
  • Opening paragraph
    Task-based language teaching (TBLT), also known as task-based instruction (TBI), focuses on the use of authentic language to complete meaningful tasks in the target language.
  • Reception section
    This makes TBLT especially popular for developing target language fluency and student confidence.
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