Second language acquisition and task-based language teaching

This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. * Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the p...

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Main Author: Long, Mike
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex WILEY 2014
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:1
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ISBN:9781118882061, 0470658940, 9780470658949, 1118882067, 9780470658932, 0470658932, 9781118882214, 1118882210
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Summary:This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. * Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education * Details best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation * Written by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience * Considers diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [376]-432) and index
ISBN:9781118882061
0470658940
9780470658949
1118882067
9780470658932
0470658932
9781118882214
1118882210