Foundational Principles of Task-Based Language Teaching

<p><strong>This book is available Open Access.</strong></p><p>This book introduces readers to the concept of task-based language teaching (TBLT), a learner-centred and experiential approach to language teaching and learning. Based on the premise that language learners can enhance their second language acquisition (SLA) through engagement in communicative tasks that compel them to use language for themselves, TBLT stands in contrast to more traditional approaches. Accessible and comprehensive, this book provides a foundational overview of the principles and practice of TBLT and demystifies what TBLT looks like in the classroom.</p><p>Complete with questions for reflection, pedagogical extensions for application in real classrooms and further reading suggestions in every chapter, this valuable and informative text is vital for anyone interested in TBLT, whether as students, researchers or teachers. </p> <p>Acknowledgments</p><p>Preface</p><p>Part I: Theorising TBLT</p><p>Chapter 1 - Languages: How are they learned and how should they be taught?</p><p>Chapter 2 - Input, output and interaction – crucial foundations for TBLT</p><p>Chapter 3 - The construct of task for the purposes of TBLT</p><p><strong>Part II: Practising TBLT</strong></p><p>Chapter 4 - Putting TBLT into practice: the bigger picture</p><p>Chapter 5 - Evaluating, sequencing and scaffolding tasks</p><p>Chapter 6 – Attending to grammar in TBLT</p><p>Part III: Evaluating TBLT</p><p>Chapter 7 - Using tasks for classroom assessment purposes</p><p>Chapter 8 - Classroom- and programme-level evaluations of TBLT</p><p>Chapter 9 - The potential and the challenge of TBLT: Arguments for and arguments against</p><p>Postface</p>