Unit 2 Part 2 Task-based Language Teaching.ppt

Unit 2 Part 2Task-Based Language Teaching任务型语言教学 I. Revision 1) What are the differences between the traditional foreign language teaching and language use in real life? 2) What is the ultimate goal of foreign language learning? 3) How can we bridge the big gap between these two? “TBLT” is a further development of CLT. It shares the same beliefs, as language should be learned as close as possible to how it is used in real life. “TBLT” has stressed the importance to combine form-focused teaching with communication focused teaching. 2. 1 What is a task? P27 A task is a piece of work undertaken for oneself or for others, freely or for some reward. It is meant what people do in everyday life, at work, at play, and in between. (Long 1985:89) 任务是人们在日常生活中所从事的有目的的活动。 A task is an activity or action which is carried out as the result of processing or understanding language ( i.e. as a response). (Richards, Platt and Weber 1986:289) 任务=人们在学习、理解、体会语言之后所开展的活动。 2.2 Four components of a task A purpose A context A process A product 2.3 What are not tasks? Tasks do not include activities which involve language used for practice or display, such as ‘ Describe the picture using the words and phrases from the list below’ or ‘ Ask your partner if he likes the food listed here using the forms Do you like…? Yes, I do/ No, I don’t. where there is no outcome or purpose other than practice of pre-specified language. The essential differences between task and exercise Task Task has a nonlinguistic outcome Exercise An exercise has a linguistic outcome 任务活动与语言练习有着本质的区别。任务活动所谋求的效果不是一种机械的语言训练，而是侧重在执行任务中学生自我完成任务的能力和策略的培养，重视学习者在完成任务过程中的参与和在交流活动中所获得的经验。 P28 Success in the task is evaluated in terms of achievement of an outcome, and tasks generally bear some resemblance to real-life language use. A task-based approach sees the language process as one of learning through doing. ( Long