UID:
almahu_9949065437902882
Format:
1 online resource (368 p.)
ISBN:
9781788929455
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9783110704716
Series Statement:
Second Language Acquisition ; 143
Content:
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 designers and researchers face in using tasks.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Contributors --
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1 Introduction: Tasks in Context --
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Part 1: Issues in Using Tasks --
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2 Frameworks for Using Tasks in Second Language Instruction --
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3 Low-Proficiency Learners and Task-Based Language Teaching --
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4 Some Principles for Interactive Task Design: Observations from an EFL Materials Writer --
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5 Using Technology- Mediated Tasks in Second Language Instruction to Connect Speakers Internationally --
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6 Using Tasks within Neoliberal Educational Environments --
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7 Teacher-Preparation for Task-Based Language Teaching --
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Part 2: Approaches to Using Tasks --
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8 A Task-Based Needs Analysis for US Foreign Service Officers: The Challenge of the Japanese Celebration Speech --
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9 Developing Authentic Tasks for the Workplace Using Needs Analysis: A Case Study of Australian Aboriginal Vocational Students --
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10 The Potential Use of Tasks in Post-Soviet Schools: Case Studies from Ukraine --
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11 Task Design and Implementation for Beginning-Level Elementary School Learners in South-Brazil: Challenges and Possibilities --
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12 Teachers’ Responses to an Online Course on Task-Based Language Teaching in Mexico --
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Part 3: Research on Using Tasks --
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13 Metacognitive Instruction for Collaborative Interaction: The Process and Product of Self-Regulated Learning in the Chilean EFL Context --
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14 Collaborative L1 Planning and L2 Written Task Performance in an Iranian EFL Context --
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15 Collaborative Writing Tasks in an L3 Classroom: Translanguaging, the Quality of Task Outcomes and Learners’ Perceptions --
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16 The Role of Task-Based Interaction in Perceived Language Learning in a Japanese EFL Classroom --
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17 The Impact of Agency in Pair Formation on the Degree of Participation in Young Learners’ Collaborative Dialogue --
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18 The Accuracy of Teacher Predictions of Student Language Use in Tasks in a Japanese University --
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19 Conclusion: Future Directions for Research on Tasks in Second Language Instruction --
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Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English, De Gruyter, 9783110704716
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020, De Gruyter, 9783110704518
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Linguistics 2020 English, De Gruyter, 9783110704761
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Linguistics 2020, De Gruyter, 9783110704563
In:
MultiLingual Matters eBook Package 2020, De Gruyter, 9783110689600
Language:
English
DOI:
10.21832/9781788929455
URL:
https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788929455
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781788929455
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781788929455
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