Using Tasks in Second Language Teaching : : Practice in Diverse Contexts / / ed. by Craig Lambert, Rhonda Oliver.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2
• MitwirkendeR: Agirre, Ainara Imaz,; Ahmadian, Mohammad Javad,; Aubrey, Scott,; Bogachenko, Tatiana,; Cho, Hyejin,; Ellis, Rod,; Farias, Priscila Fabiane,; Ferraz D’Ely, Raquel Carolina Souza,; García Mayo, María del Pilar,; González-Lloret, Marta,; Harris, Justin,; Hillman, Kyoko Kobayashi,; Kelly, Curtis,; Kim, YouJin,; Lambert, Craig,; Le Diem Bui, Trang,; Leeming, Paul,; Long, Michael H.,; Mansouri, Abbas,; Newton, Jonathan,; Norris, Lindy,; Oliver, Rhonda,; Ren, Haoshan,; Sato, Masatoshi,; Solares-Altamirano, Maria-Elena,
• HerausgeberIn: Lambert, Craig,; Oliver, Rhonda,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition ; 143
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Contributors --; 1 Introduction: Tasks in Context --; Part 1: Issues in Using Tasks --; 2 Frameworks for Using Tasks in Second Language Instruction --; 3 Low-Proficiency Learners and Task-Based Language Teaching --; 4 Some Principles for Interactive Task Design: Observations from an EFL Materials Writer --; 5 Using Technology- Mediated Tasks in Second Language Instruction to Connect Speakers Internationally --; 6 Using Tasks within Neoliberal Educational Environments --; 7 Teacher-Preparation for Task-Based Language Teaching --; Part 2: Approaches to Using Tasks --; 8 A Task-Based Needs Analysis for US Foreign Service Officers: The Challenge of the Japanese Celebration Speech --; 9 Developing Authentic Tasks for the Workplace Using Needs Analysis: A Case Study of Australian Aboriginal Vocational Students --; 10 The Potential Use of Tasks in Post-Soviet Schools: Case Studies from Ukraine --; 11 Task Design and Implementation for Beginning-Level Elementary School Learners in South-Brazil: Challenges and Possibilities --; 12 Teachers’ Responses to an Online Course on Task-Based Language Teaching in Mexico --; Part 3: Research on Using Tasks --; 13 Metacognitive Instruction for Collaborative Interaction: The Process and Product of Self-Regulated Learning in the Chilean EFL Context --; 14 Collaborative L1 Planning and L2 Written Task Performance in an Iranian EFL Context --; 15 Collaborative Writing Tasks in an L3 Classroom: Translanguaging, the Quality of Task Outcomes and Learners’ Perceptions --; 16 The Role of Task-Based Interaction in Perceived Language Learning in a Japanese EFL Classroom --; 17 The Impact of Agency in Pair Formation on the Degree of Participation in Young Learners’ Collaborative Dialogue --; 18 The Accuracy of Teacher Predictions of Student Language Use in Tasks in a Japanese University --; 19 Conclusion: Future Directions for Research on Tasks in Second Language Instruction --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781788929455; 9783110696295; 9783110704716; 9783110704518; 9783110704761; 9783110704563; 9783110689600
• DOI: 10.21832/9781788929455
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Craig Lambert, Rhonda Oliver.

This book examines the use of tasks in second language instruction in a variety of international contexts, and addresses the need for a better understanding of how tasks are used in teaching and program-level decision-making. The chapters consider the benefits and challenges that teachers, program designers and researchers face in using tasks.