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03159aam a2200409 i 4500 001 D66C88F8471C11EA8C4E586797128E48 003 SILO 005 20200204010450 008 190615s2020 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019019457 020 $a 1108494080 020 $a 9781108494083 020 $a 1108713890 020 $a 9781108713894 035 $a (OCoLC)1107143987 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d DGU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a P53 E45 2020 100 1 $a Ellis, Rod $e author. 245 10 $a Task-based language teaching : $b theory and practice / $c Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan, Shaofeng Li, Natsuko Shintani, Craig Lambert. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2020. 300 $a xv, 417 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a The Cambridge applied linguistics series 520 $a "Task-based language teaching is an approach which differs from traditional approaches by emphasizing the importance of engaging learners' natural abilities for acquiring language incidentally through the performance of tasks that draw learners' attention to form. Drawing on the multiple perspectives and expertise of five leading authorities in the field, this books provides a comprehensive and balanced account of task-based language teaching (TBLT). Split into five sections, the book provides an historical account of the development of TBLT and introduces the key issues facing the area. A number of different theoretical perspectives that have informed TBLT are presented, followed by a discussion on key pedagogic aspects - syllabus design, methodology of a task-based lesson, and task-based assessment. The final sections consider the research that has investigated the effectiveness of TBLT, addresses critiques and suggest directions for future research. Task-based language teaching is now mandated by many educational authorities throughout the world and this book serves as a core source of information for researchers, teachers and students"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-411) and index. 505 0 $a The pedagogic background to task-based language teaching -- Cognitive-interactionist perspectives -- Psycholinguistic perspectives -- Sociocultural perspectives -- Psychological perspectives -- Educational perspectives -- Task-based syllabus design -- Methodology of task-based language teaching -- Task-based testing and assessment -- Comparative method studies -- Evaluating task-based language teaching -- Responding to the critics of task-based language teaching -- Questions, challenges, and the future. 650 0 $a Language and languages $x Study and teaching. 650 0 $a Task analysis in education. 700 1 $a Skehan, Peter, $e author. 700 1 $a Li, Shaofeng, $e author. 700 1 $a Shintani, Natsuko, $e author. 700 1 $a Lambert, Craig $q (Craig P.), $e author. 830 0 $a Cambridge applied linguistics series 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230302020658.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D66C88F8471C11EA8C4E586797128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search