From communicative activity to task : A short but significant journey

Johnson, Keith (2004) From communicative activity to task : A short but significant journey. Journal of Asia TEFL, 1 (1). pp. 185-195. ISSN 1738-3102

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Abstract

This paper begins with a consideration of the historical roots of task-based teaching, especially as they relate to communicative language teaching. It notes significant common elements between the notion of 'communicative activity' and that of 'task'. But differences are also noted, to do with the concepts of 'message focus' and 'form defocus'. A view of the role of tasks is put forward based on information-processing requirements and the need gradually to permit learners to be able to handle different levels of real operating conditions. Finally, a proposal is put forward for task-based teaching to run alongside more conventional language teaching, with the two components (task-based and 'conventional') deliberately not being linked in terms of language content.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Asia TEFL
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3304
Subjects:
?? educationlinguistics and language ??
ID Code:
159127
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Deposited On:
14 Sep 2021 13:05
Refereed?:
Yes
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Published
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15 Jul 2024 21:55