Task-based language teaching in foreign language contexts : research and implementation / edited by Ali Shehadeh, Christine A. Coombe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This final chapter builds on issues which have been discussed implicitly or explicitly within the volume. I address five themes: research methodology; contextual adaptations; TBLT in Chinese contexts; assessment; and teacher education. I conclude by speculating on some possible future directions for TBLT and some avenues for further research.

Task-Based Language Teaching in Foreign Language Contexts -- Editorial page -- LCC data -- Dedication page -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- Introduction -- What is a foreign language context -- Factors and problems associated with educational settings in EFL contexts -- Institutional factors -- Teacher factors -- Student factors -- An overview of the book -- Concluding remarks -- Section I. Variables affecting task-based language learning and performance.

2. Effects of task complexity and pre-task planning on Japanese EFL learners' oral productionIntroduction -- Task complexity and L2 task performance -- Task performance and attentional capacity -- Previous studies on the effects of planning on L2 performance -- Previous studies on the effects of inherent task characteristics on L2 performance -- Research aims and hypotheses -- Methodology -- Part icipants. -- Tasks and procedures -- Data analysis -- Results -- Analysis by global measures -- Analysis by specific measures -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- 3. Measuring task complexity -- Introduction.

Investigating task complexity and proficiencyPrevious research on ± elements and ± reasoning demands -- Measuring task complexity -- Research questions -- Methodology -- Part icipants. -- Materials -- Tasks -- Procedure -- Production CAF measures -- Statistical analysis -- Results -- Research Question 1: Perception of task difficulty -- Research Question 2: Impact of task complexity on L2 production -- Summary of results -- Discussion -- Research Question 1: Effects of L2 proficiency on the perception of task difficulty -- Research Question 2: The impact of L2 proficiency on performance -- Limitations and conclusion.

Appendix AAppendix. B -- 4. Effects of strategic planning on the accuracy of oral and written tasks in the performance of Turkish EFL learners -- Introduction -- Modality of language production and accuracy -- Research questions -- Method -- Context and participants -- Tasks -- Data collection procedures -- Accuracy measures and coding of data -- Analysis of data -- Results -- Accuracy -- Students' priority ordering of grammar, vocabulary, and organization -- Discussion -- Pedagogical implications -- Limitations of the study and directions for further research -- Appendix A. -- Appendix B. -- Appendix C.

5. Effects of task instructions on text processing and learning in a Japanese EFL college nursing settingIntroduction -- Theoretical framework -- The study: Setting and task -- Method -- Part icipants. -- Task conditions -- Materials -- Procedure -- Analysis of data and scoring -- Results -- Overall language proficiency and vocabulary knowledge -- Recall -- Vocabulary acquisition -- Discussion -- Conclusions and implications of the study -- Pedagogical implications -- Implications for future research -- Acknowledgement -- Appendix -- 6. Task structure and patterns of interaction -- Introduction.

Research into task interaction.

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