What is TBLT?
If you are new to Task-Based Language Teaching, or if you simply need a refresher, the two videos linked below are two excellent resources in which experts on TBLT discuss the main characteristics of the approach.
Rod Ellis - Using tasks in language teaching
Time | Topic |
| 3:40-5:55 | What is a task |
| 5:55-9:25 | Example of listening task |
| 9:30-10:45 | Difference between task and exercise |
| 10:45-13:00 | Example of exercise |
| 13:00-14:20 | Example of task using same materials |
| 14:30-16:25 | Different ways of performing the same task |
| 16:30-27:45 | Types of tasks |
| 27:45-28:30 | Suitability of task type and type of learner |
| 28:30-34:44 | TBLT vs TSLT |
| 34:45-36:12 | Focus on form |
| 36:12-37:18 | Advantages of TBLT |
| 38:00-end | Q&A |
Andrea Révész & Tony Clark - Task-Based Language Learning
Time | Topic |
| 3:20-3:50 | Example of pedagogic task |
| 3:55-6:30 | Defining features of a task |
| 6:35-8:10 | Example of writing task |
| 8:15-8:30 | Examples of listening and reading tasks |
| 8:30-9:40 | Example of a non-task |
| 9:40-10:10 | Turning a non-task activity into a task |
| 10:15-12:00 | TBLT vs TSLT |
| 12:10-16:45 | Why TBLT |
| 16:45-23:40 | Phases of a task-based lesson |
| 23:50-27:50 | Examples of task-based assessment |
| 28:00-end | Q&A |