Can Task-based language learning be implemented in the Chinese EFL secondary school classroom?

I.Introduction In the history of ELT in China,great changes have taken place in the late 1990s since communicative language teach- ing(CLT) was accepted as a main teaching method(Xiao, 2000)in China where it has made a great impact.In the Chi- nese so-called communicative classroom,teachers generally a-

Ⅰ. Introduction In the history of ELT in China, great changes have taken place in the late 1990s since communicative language＇teaching （CLT） was accepted as a main teaching method （Xiao, 2000） in China where it has made a great impact. In the Chinese so-called communicative classroom, teachers generally abandon traditional methods, avoid using the L1, paying little attention to grammar （Huang, 2002）. However, this innovation does not seem to bring about a significant improvement in Chinese students＇ communicative competence： paradoxically, students＇ use of non-standard language in speaking and writing seems to increase （ibid.）.