Researching Pedagogic Tasks

Second Lang

Martin Bygate (University of Leeds), Peter Skehan, Merrill Swain (University of Toronto) , C. N. Candlin

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Longman
19 February 2001

Language teaching theory & methods; ELT: teaching theory & methods; Teaching of a specific subject; Languages & ESL; Methodology; English as a Second Language

Series: Applied Linguistics and Language Study

Task-based learning in teaching is where an activity has been designed to help achieve a particular learning goal. This volume brings together a series of studies by different researchers on the impact of tasks in second language teaching, testing and development. It reviews a number of issues which include: research into task-based learning; the effect of tasks on speaking, listening and oral interaction; the role of the teacher in exploiting tasks and the nature of the task-based curriculum.

By: Martin Bygate (University of Leeds), Peter Skehan, Merrill Swain (University of Toronto)
General editor: C. N. Candlin
Imprint: Longman
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780582414822
ISBN 10: 0582414822
Series: Applied Linguistics and Language Study
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 19 February 2001
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

1. IntroductionMartin Bygate, Peter Skehan and Merrill Swain PART 1: TASKS AND LANGUAGE PROCESSING2. Effects of task repetition on the structure and control of oral languageMartin Bygate 3. Non-reciprocal tasks, comprehension and second language acquisitionRod Ellis 4. Rules and routines: A consideration of their role in the task-based language production of native and non-native speakersPauline Foster PART 2: STUDIES OF TASKS IN LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS5. Focus on form through collaborative dialogue: Exploring task effectsMerrill Swain and Sharon Lapkin 6. Guiding relationships between form and meaning during task performance: The role of the teacherVirginia Samuda 7. 'A case of exercising': Effects of immediate task repetition on learners performanceTony Lynch and Joan Maclean PART 3: TASK-BASED APPROACHES TO TESTING8. Tasks and language performance assessmentPeter Skehan 9. Influences on performance in task-based oral assessmentsGillian Wigglesworth 10. Task-based assessments: Charactersitics and validity evidenceMicheline Chalhoub-Deville Afterword: Taking the Curriculum to TaskChristopher N. Candlin

Reviews for Researching Pedagogic Tasks: Second Lang

"'This volume presents a plethora of detail on conducting studies and investigating pedagogic tasks. It raises though-provoking and insightful issues and research questions in task-based teaching and testing.' ""Hameed Esmaeili, Modern Language Centre, OISE/UT"""