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1、任务型教学法任务型教学法(Task-based(Task-based EnglishEnglish teachingteaching method)method)时间:2009-06-22 15:58:09来源:莱城区莱新中学 作者:常吉辉 点击: 1645 次Introduction Task-based language teaching was first invented by an English linguist Allwright in the 1970s, popularized abroad in the 1980s, anIntroductionIntroductionTa
2、sk-based language teaching was first invented by an English linguist Allwright in the 1970s, popularized abroad in the 1980s, and introduced into China in the 1990s.The purpose of this article is to outline the principles that underlie task-based language teaching and to give examples of classroom a
3、ctivities within the approach. Task- based language teaching can be regarded as one particular development within the broader “communicative approach”. It is currently much discussed in many parts of the world and, indeed, is recommended in the official curriculum documents of a growing number of co
4、untries and regions.This article has five main sections. The first looks at what is meant by the term “task”. The second looks at the continuum from “focusing on form” to “focusing on meaning” with the continuum I hope to illuminate the distinction often made between “tasks” and other kinds of activ
5、ity. The continuum is described and explored in more detail in the third section, which provides a range of examples from different parts of it. The fourth section presents a framework for looking at tasks in terms of how they contribute to the linguistic, cognitive and personality development of th
6、e students. The conclusion summarizes some of the main aims and benefits of task- based learning by means of a mnemonic base on the word “task” itself. WhatWhat isis task?task?Different teachers and writers use different definitions of the term “task”, such as:1a piece of classroom work which involv
7、es learners in comprehending, manipulating, producing or interesting in the target language while their attention is principally focused on the meaning rather on the form. The task should have a sense of completeness, being also to stand alone as a communicative act in its own right. (Nahan, 1989,15
8、)2any structured language learning endeavor which has a particular objective appropriate contents, a specified working procedure, and range of outcomes for those who undertake the task . (Breen via Brown, 1994, 83)3an activity which is designed to help achieve a particular goal . A number of dimensi
9、ons of tasks influence their use in language teaching. (Richards Etal, 2000, 468)Most people would probably agree on certain basic characteristics: 1Tasks are activities in which students work purposefully towards an objective.2The objective may be one that students have set for themselves or one wh
10、ich has been set by the teacher. 3Tasks may be carried out in competition with other or(more often) in collaboration. 4They may be carried out individually or (more often) in groups. 5The outcome may be something concrete( e.g. a report or presentation) or something intangible(e.g. agreement or the
11、solution to a problem). The main area of disagreement revolves around the relationship between tasks and communication. Some teachers and writers do not see this relationship as crucial. They define a language learning task as including almost anything that students are asked (or choose) to do in th
12、e classroom, including formal learning activities such as grammar exercises and controlled practice activities, provided the objective of the activity is related to learning the language. Within this broad definition, some writers distinguish subcategories such as communication tasks and enabling ta
13、sks according to the extent to which they involve communication or focus on form. Many other teachers and writers use a more restricted definition. They exclude activities where the learners focus on formal aspects of the language (such as grammar, pronunciation or vocabulary) and reserve the term “
14、task” for activities in which purpose is related to the communication of meanings. Willis (1996,p.23) is one writer who adopts this definition. In this book tasks are always activities where the target language is used by the learner for a communicative purpose (goal) in order to achieve an outcome.
15、 Activities which focus upon and practice specific elements of knowledge, skills and strategies needed for the task are called exercises. The same distinction between tasks and exercises is supported by Ellis Nunan and Skehan. Skehan, for example, describes the criteria for a task as follows: 1meani
16、ng is primary; 2there is some communication problem to solve ; 3there is some sort of relationship to real-world activities; 4task completion has some priority; 5the assessment of the task is in terms of outcome . The definition reflects the methods interaction but we cant make a clear-cut distinction between “task” and “exercises”. This will be discussed in the next section. Communication,Communi
