Category: Shorter articles (for quick reads)

Shorter articles

(for quick reads)

Quick reads on a variety of aspects of TBL. The final article illustrates a complete TBLT lesson based on a text with suggestions for form focussed activities.

Why task-based language learning?

A brief rationale for TBLT by Jane (a 5 minute read). What has 50 years of Second Language Research (SLA) shown us? Did you know...

The advantages of a planning stage after the task

Jane Willis (10 minute). After some examples of task sequences, this article explores the central stage in a typical Task- Planning-Report cycle within the larger...

Grammar and lexis in a task-based methodology

A short article by Dave Willis revised by Jane (6-7 minutes). Task-based learning (TBL) can be seen as a two stage process. The first stage...

Task-based learning for beginners: six suggestions, each with a purpose

Jane Willis (a 3 minute read). Task-based learning involves meaning-based interactions – teacher with class or learners with learners. Words and phrases are vital for...

Task-based Learning: a brief overview

For a concise description of how a task-based approach can be implemented, with a sample task-based lesson plan for more Advanced learners, see.

Task-based learning – What kind of adventure?

Published by JALT in The Language Teacher, 2005 This short paper, written by Jane for inexperienced teachers, looks at ways of designing tasks and suggests...