1. II Congress for Teachers of English January 31 ST , February 1 ST and 2 ND , 2008 Leon, Nicaragua Implementing Task-based Approach in Communicative Language Teaching Lic. Rodolfo Chaviano Universidad Americana ( UAM) [email_address]

3. Task-Based Teaching “ Any approach to language pedagogy will need to concern itself with three essential elements : language data , i nformation , and opportunities for practice ”, David Nuna n , ( 5) Aspects of Task-Based Syllabus Design, The English Centre, University of Hong Kong, December 2001. Lic. Rodolfo Chaviano Universidad Americana ( UAM)

4. TBLT - Definition “ A Task is an activity where the target language is used by the learner for a communicative purpose (goal) in order to achieve an outcome” Jane Willis (1) Taken from: Teaching English through a task - based approach . Jane Willis, 2002, ISBN 84-7719-805-5, pags. 27-36 FOR FURTHER INFORMATIO SEE SLIDE 21 Lic. Rodolfo Chaviano Universidad Americana ( UAM)

5. Why Using Task-Based Approach TBLT- Engaging Your Students “ Students may not produce the target language during the free practice stage because they find they are unable to use existing language resources to complete the task”. Richard Frost British Council, BBC World Service, 2006 Lic. Rodolfo Chaviano Universidad Americana ( UAM)

7. Types of Tasks Rehearsal task : A piece of classroom work in which learners rehearse, in class, a communicative act they will carry out outside of the class (resemble - real world or target task) Pedagogical tasks : A piece of classroom work which involves learners in comprehending, manipulating, producing or interacting in the language while their attention is principally focused on meaning rather than forms (realistic-in the classroom) Activation task : A piece of classroom work involving communicative interaction, but NOT one in which learners will be rehearsing for some out-of-class communication. Rather they are designed to activate the acquisition process (expected out-of class situation) David Nunam, op. cit .(5) Lic. Rodolfo Chaviano Universidad Americana ( UAM)

10. TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE WORKSHOP Some examples ∶ Tasks for Level I See slide with examples (printed handouts) Lic. Rodolfo Chaviano Universidad Americana ( UAM)

12. TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE WORKSHOP Some examples ∶ Tasks for Level III See slide with examples (printed handouts) Lic. Rodolfo Chaviano Universidad Americana ( UAM)

20. Task-Based Teaching THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Lic. Rodolfo Chaviano Universidad Americana ( UAM)

21. TBLT - Definition “ A task is a piece of classroom work that involves learners in comprehending, manipulating, producing or interacting in the target language while their attention is focused on mobilizing their grammatical knowledge in order to express meaning, and in which the intention is to convey meaning rather than to manipulate form. The task should also have a sense of completeness, being able to stand alone as a communicative act in its own right with a beginning, a middle and an end." David Nunan (5) Taken from Roger Nun a n . Senior Associate Editor Asian EFL Journa l September 2006 . Volume 8. Issue 3 Lic. Rodolfo Chaviano Universidad Americana ( UAM)