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Task-Based Language Teaching

Task-Based Language Teaching
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Author(s): Gökhan Kayır (Ministry of Education, Turkey)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 16
Source title: Paradigm Shifts in 21st Century Teaching and Learning
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Şenol Orakcı (Aksaray University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3146-4.ch006

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Abstract

Task-based language teaching is one of the newest language teaching models and has popularity among language teachers as it brings real-life situations to the classroom. Based on main principles of communicative language teaching approach, the method provides student-centered, flexible, and authentic real-life classroom environments. Not only the output but also input and learning processes are important for the teachers using this approach. Students are in the center of teaching and learning process, while the teachers are mentor and facilitator. The TBLT uses educational tasks to teach a language. Educational tasks are duties that are structured for an educational purpose. Each task has a language focus that can be assessed. As a result, having the flexibility and being a student-centered approach, TBLT will be used and adapted by many language instructors.

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