Awards

• Shortlisted for Ben Warren International House Trust Prize 2007.
• Winner of Shortlisted for the Ben Warren Prize 2007.

Overview

Each title in the series is intended to serve both as a basis for training courses and seminars, and as a reference text. The books in this series relate theory to the practice of teaching and provide core reference material for teacher education courses. The series is aimed at teachers wishing to familiarise themselves with recent research and key theoretical concepts while keeping practical improvement in the classroom their chief goal. Suitable for teachers, trainee teachers, teacher trainers, and Masters-level students and lecturers.There is currently enormous interest in task-based teaching and learning. But some teachers are still unsure of how to put it into practice. This book gives examples of a range of task sequences suitable for all levels of learners, using both written and spoken English. The advice is based firmly in the classroom and includes contributions from teachers from around the world who are enthusiastic about task-based teaching. It takes account of research into language learning, and is ideal for both practising teachers and those on TEFL/TESOL courses.Key FeaturesReadable, practical guide to designing, creating and using tasks and task sequences.Accessible explanation of the basic principles behind task-based learning and teaching.Examples of tasks and lesson plans from classrooms worldwide suitable for all learner levels.Sample materials illustrating a three-way focus on meaning, language and form.Guidance on adapting course materials to include a task-based element and advice on overcoming typical problems.

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9780194422109

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Dave Willis began his TEFL career working overseas as a teacher in Ghana and Cyprus. He joined the British Council and worked for twenty years as an English Language Officer in Iran, Singapore and London. From 1990 to 2000 he worked as a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for English Language Studies, at Birmingham University, working mainly on MA TEFL/TESOL programmes. He has published widely on discourse analysis, the subject of his PhD thesis at Birmingham, on the description of grammar and lexis for ELT, and on task-based methodology. He is now retired from full time work, but maintains an active interest in ELT by researching, writing and travelling widely as a consultant and to international conferences. Currently his main area of interest is how to integrate grammar and lexis into a task-based approach.

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