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TOPIC 4 : CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TRAINING

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Task-Based Approach - Youtube Video













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Task-Based Approach - Youtube Video

REALIZE 2015 Forum - Task- based Learning and Teaching





Forum of Task-Based Learning and Teaching

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Prof Rod Ellis on Task based Language Learning





Prof. Rod Ellis on Task-Based Learning

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Task Based Language Teaching

Task-based Language Teaching

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Task Based Learning





There are several videos that we found and used as the guideline to collect the information about task-based approach in learning and also teaching.  

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Task-Based Approach - SlideShare and Journals


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Source Link : Task Based Language Teaching

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Ruso, N. The Influence of Task Based Learning on EFL Classrooms.  Eastern Mediterranean University Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

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Sanchez, A (2004). The Task-Based Approach in Language Teaching.

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The Differences between EAP and EOP

                              
                                                  The Differences between EAP and EOP


  •  EAP and EOP are branches of ESP
  • The skills in EAP and EOP: reading, listening, listening and speaking,speaking and writing.


 English for Academic Purposes  (EAP)
English for Occupational Purposes (EOP)
  1.  EAP is a branch of ESP in that the teaching content is matched to the requirements of the learners.
  2. EAP students are usually higher education students. 
  3. Learners need to learn English in order to succeed in their academic careers.
  4. EAP teaching is task based, using the types of academic task commonly found in higher education
  5.  EAP courses is the close attention that is paid to the learners’ aims and what they are working on, studying or planning to study
  6. Students need to attend the class.
  1. EOP is a branch of ESP and cover situation in which learners are studying English for work related reasons.
  2. EOP learners are likely to be adults.
  3. Learners need to learn English in order to improve their job performance.
  4.  EOP was also seen as an opportunity for personal development among those who have a long-term goal to improve English communication skills of work and life.
  5. They may have not succeed as a language learner in the past.
  6. Students maybe reluctant to attend the class.

 

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Other than that, we also collect and gather others information from other sources, such as from the slide share. There are numerous information about the task-based approach, as some researchers that have done a few researches about this topic, thus we can get important and useful information from this slide share. 
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Source link:Castillo, J. Task-Based Learning. 

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Source Link:
Al-Shareef, S. Y. (2012)

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Source Link:
Nunan, D. Task-based Language Teaching. Cambridge Language Teaching Library.

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Source Link:

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Task-based Approach - Journals

  • These are several journals that we refer to, in order to find and collect all sorts of information about task-based approach in both aspects which are  in learning or teaching.  
  • Nunan, D. (2004). Task-based Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press. United Kingdom, The Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. 

Task-based Language Teaching





Esfandiari, M. , Knight, P. , Molinari, J, & Zacharias, S. (2012). Task-Based Learning Applied A Collection of Research Papers. The Nottingham Jubilee Press School of Education University of Nottingham.
Task-based Learning Applied: The University of Nottingham



ESOL Nexus: Task-based approach
Task-based Approach



British Council: Teaching English.
A Task-based approach; Teaching



Long, M. H. & Crookies, G. (1992). Three approaches to Task-based Syllabus Design. University of Hawai, Manoa. TESOL Quaterly, Vol 26, No. 1. 

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