Using Tasks in Second Language Teaching : : Practice in Diverse Contexts /

Using Tasks in Second Language Teaching : : Practice in Diverse Contexts / / ed. by Craig Lambert, Rhonda Oliver.

This book examines the use of tasks in second language instruction in a variety of international contexts, and addresses the need for a better understanding of how tasks are used in teaching and program-level decision-making. The chapters consider the benefits and challenges that teachers, program d...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2
MitwirkendeR:
Agirre, Ainara Imaz,
Ahmadian, Mohammad Javad,
Aubrey, Scott,
Bogachenko, Tatiana,
Cho, Hyejin,
Ellis, Rod,
Farias, Priscila Fabiane,
Ferraz D’Ely, Raquel Carolina Souza,
García Mayo, María del Pilar,
González-Lloret, Marta,
Harris, Justin,
Hillman, Kyoko Kobayashi,
Kelly, Curtis,
Kim, YouJin,
Lambert, Craig,
Le Diem Bui, Trang,
Leeming, Paul,
Long, Michael H.,
Mansouri, Abbas,
Newton, Jonathan,
Norris, Lindy,
Oliver, Rhonda,
Ren, Haoshan,
Sato, Masatoshi,
Solares-Altamirano, Maria-Elena,
HerausgeberIn:
Lambert, Craig,
Oliver, Rhonda,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Second Language Acquisition ; 143
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Physical Description:1 online resource (368 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • 1 Introduction: Tasks in Context
  • Part 1: Issues in Using Tasks
  • 2 Frameworks for Using Tasks in Second Language Instruction
  • 3 Low-Proficiency Learners and Task-Based Language Teaching
  • 4 Some Principles for Interactive Task Design: Observations from an EFL Materials Writer
  • 5 Using Technology- Mediated Tasks in Second Language Instruction to Connect Speakers Internationally
  • 6 Using Tasks within Neoliberal Educational Environments
  • 7 Teacher-Preparation for Task-Based Language Teaching
  • Part 2: Approaches to Using Tasks
  • 8 A Task-Based Needs Analysis for US Foreign Service Officers: The Challenge of the Japanese Celebration Speech
  • 9 Developing Authentic Tasks for the Workplace Using Needs Analysis: A Case Study of Australian Aboriginal Vocational Students
  • 10 The Potential Use of Tasks in Post-Soviet Schools: Case Studies from Ukraine
  • 11 Task Design and Implementation for Beginning-Level Elementary School Learners in South-Brazil: Challenges and Possibilities
  • 12 Teachers’ Responses to an Online Course on Task-Based Language Teaching in Mexico
  • Part 3: Research on Using Tasks
  • 13 Metacognitive Instruction for Collaborative Interaction: The Process and Product of Self-Regulated Learning in the Chilean EFL Context
  • 14 Collaborative L1 Planning and L2 Written Task Performance in an Iranian EFL Context
  • 15 Collaborative Writing Tasks in an L3 Classroom: Translanguaging, the Quality of Task Outcomes and Learners’ Perceptions
  • 16 The Role of Task-Based Interaction in Perceived Language Learning in a Japanese EFL Classroom
  • 17 The Impact of Agency in Pair Formation on the Degree of Participation in Young Learners’ Collaborative Dialogue
  • 18 The Accuracy of Teacher Predictions of Student Language Use in Tasks in a Japanese University
  • 19 Conclusion: Future Directions for Research on Tasks in Second Language Instruction
  • Index

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