Task based concepts to develop speaking skills

Task based concepts to develop speaking skills

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   To identifyprinciples of the task based learning.  To Identify types of gaps to promote speaking activities.  To apply the identified gaps into their classroom practice.
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  What is TBL? Task-basedlanguage learning is the method of language acquisition that involves doing familiar task using the target language. As these are familiar task there is a large range of possibilities; for example, visiting a doctor, conducting an interview, or calling customer service for help. Wikipedia
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   A taskinvolves a primary focus on (pragmatic) meaning.  A task has some kind of ‘gap’.  The participants choose the linguistic resources needed to complete the task.  A task has a clearly defined, non-linguistic outcome
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  1. Pre task a.Introduce/motivate b. Clarify the outcome c. Provide some language d. Model 2. Task a. Ss perform the task b. T observes/counsels/intervenes 3. Review a. Ss present a final product b. Feedback c. Language analysis
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   Types › Informationgaps › Opinion gaps › Reasoning gaps
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   Involves atransfer of given information from one person to another  Calls for the decoding or encoding of information from or into language.  Each member of the pair has a part of the total information (for example an incomplete picture) and attempts to convey it verbally to the other.
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   Example
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   Involve identifyingand articulating a personal preference, feeling, or attitude in response to a given situation  The activity may involve using factual information and formulating arguments to justify one’s opinion.  No objective procedure for demonstrating outcomes as right or wrong.
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   Example
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   Involve derivingsome new information from given information through processes of inference, deduction, practical reasoning, or a perception of relationships or patterns.  The activity necessarily involves comprehending and conveying information, as in information-gap activity, but the information to be conveyed is not identical with that initially comprehended.
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   Example
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  Focus on meaning There’sa kind of gap Non restricted linguistic resources Clearly defined outcome Task
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  Pre- task Task Post- task