Designing Language Teaching Tasks
ISBN-13:
9780333990476
Veröffentl:
2002
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.11.2002
Seiten:
196
Autor:
K. Johnson
Gewicht:
358 g
Format:
228x142x16 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Short-listed for the British Council Innovation Awards 2004 that promote and reward excellence in English Language Teaching Designing Language Teaching Tasks provides a research-based account of how experienced teachers and task designers prepare activities for use in the language classroom. It gives detailed information on the procedures which designers follow. The book is a description of research and will therefore interest applied linguists and students in the field. It is written in a clear and comprehensible way, and should appeal to all those who want to learn to write good language teaching materials.
1 The first comprehensive study of the processes of task design2 Cutting-edge as there is considerable current interest in 'task-based' approaches to language teaching3 Includes practical help in designing teaching tasks4 Provides a detailed discussion of research methodology
Acknowledgements Why Study Task Design Some Studies in Expertise Studying Task Designers at Work A Look at Two Designers Designing Language Teaching Tasks: Beginnings Designing Language Teaching Tasks: Middles and Ends The Good Task Designer: Some Hypotheses Evaluating and Teaching Task Design Appendices References Index