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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Task-based Language Learning"”.
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Aspects of current English language teaching practices with a special focus on task
… with the intention to explore current English language teaching practices in global as well as Australian contexts, with emphasis on task-based language teaching. As a result of the forces of globalisation, the number of learners involved in English language instruction has increased throughout …
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Allocation of attention in EFL learners' oral performance across multiple task repetitions
Task-based language learning and teaching research from both psycholinguistic and pedagogical perspectives shares a common theoretical background of learners’ attention, awareness, and perception (Levelt, 1989). The former has focused on learners’ prioritized attention to language aspects (e.g., …
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Meaning negotiation through task-based synchronous computer-mediated-communication (SCMC) in EFL learning in China – A case study
There has been a strong advocacy of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in China since the 1980s. One underlying assumption behind this approach is that acquisition is a process which depends on conversational interaction (Wagner-Gough & Hatch, 1975). A specific kind of interaction, meaning …
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Learning in the videoconferencing context: examining L2 learner engagement in speaking tasks during private English-law lessons
… known about what exactly happens during private language lessons, especially those taught via Skype (or other similar videoconferencing tools) that feature content instruction in a new language. More specifically, this dissertation investigates the CBLT (Content-based language teaching) and TBLT …
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Curricular innovations in an EFL program: A technology-enhanced task-based approach
… primary innovation is the implementation of a task-based approach to language learning through the use of Collaborative Projects. The secondary innovation is the use of technology as a supportive tool, a means through which the Collaborative Projects can be carried out. The context in which the …
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THE EFFECTS OF EXPLICIT FORM-FOCUSED INSTRUCTION ON L2 ORAL PROFICIENCY DEVELOPMENT
… learners who have limited exposure to the target language outside the classroom. Within the communicative language teaching paradigm, task-based language learning (TBLT) has been considered an effective approach for developing students’ speaking proficiency. However, while TBLT has been …