SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND TASK-BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING by Mike Long ( 9780470658949 )

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SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND TASK-BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING

By:

Mike Long

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ISBN 10:

0470658940

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9780470658949

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

5 September, 2014

Pages:

456

Description:

This is an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the classroom successfully. It combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education.

Synopsis:

This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. * Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education * Details best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation * Written by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience * Considers diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning

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Wiley-Blackwell

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