Task-based Language Teaching in the Chinese Classroom

This article discusses Task-based Language Teaching(TBLT)implemented in the Chinese classroom.TBLT involves a three-phase pedagogical sequence,including pre-task,on-task,and post-task.Different task-based learning activities are designed to promote learners’language acquisition through the performance of tasks.Learners are engaged in interactive and collaborative communication to accomplish meaningful and relevant real life tasks.This article explores the application of one TBLT unit in Chinese for learners’language development in terms of both fluency and accuracy.

A Brief Discussion on the Application of Task-based Language Teaching to Improve the Teaching Quality of English Communication Classes in Junior High Schools

With the progress and development of society and the continuous advancement of curriculum standard reform,society has higher requirements for students’English skills.The junior high school stage is the best time to cultivate students’communication skills,however,junior high school English classes are currently still based on traditional teaching as the main teaching method,which only focuses on cultivating students’reading and writing skills,thus neglecting the training of listening and speaking skills.Despite its evident benefits,the implementation of the task-based language teaching(TBLT)method in junior high school English communication classes is not without challenges.The current state of these classes reveals a significant gap in the integration of communicative tasks into the teaching process.This gap stems from a variety of factors,including the lack of appropriate resources,insufficient teacher training,and the deeply ingrained reliance on traditional teaching methods.This study will briefly explain the definition and characteristics of the task-based language teaching method,analyze the current situation of junior high school English communication classes,the difficulties of using TBLT in junior high school English classrooms,and the application methods of task-based teaching methods.The teaching method makes up for the shortcomings of English communication classes in junior high schools and improves the quality of teaching.

A Tentative Probe into Task-based Mode of Translation Teaching

By analyzing the traditional model of E-C （English-Chinese） translation teaching, this paper points out the shortcomings of this old model, and presents a brand-new task-based approach to E-C translation teaching which takes contrastive linguistics as a base and threads with the concept of text translation.

The Enlightment on Task-based Teaching Derived from Input Hypothesis

Aiming at gradually developing and perfecting the task-based teaching method, the essay, with enlightment from the Krashen＇s Input Hypothesis, discusses some issues about input, output, activities and teacher＇s role in this method.

A Research on Academic English Teaching Mode From the Perspective of CBI

Content-based instruction(CBI)effectively combines language skills with subject.According to CBI teaching concept,teachers can improve students’academic English ability by effectively designing academic English classroom activities.In this paper,the author tries to integrate the teaching idea of CBI in the course of academic English teaching,so as to cultivate students’ability to communicate in academic English.

On the Application of Task-based Language Teaching Approach to English Phonetic Teaching

Task-based language teaching approach(TBLTA), which lays stress on "learning by doing", gained increasing popularity in English teaching in recent years. The design of phonetic teaching calls for more emphasis from English educators since it is one of the basic rounds of English teaching. This paper made a trial on the utilization of TBLTA in the English phonetic teaching context and designed a TBLTA model for English phonetic teaching based on discussions about model and merits of TBLTA.

Task-Based Approach in Language Teaching

During recent years,some notions about tasks have been considered as the major part of analysis in different teaching approaches and teachers are being more interested in the use of taskbased approach both in foreign and in second language teaching.The main goal of this article is to introduce and discuss some major principles of task-based language teaching and indicates how teachers can apply them in their curriculum.

A Study on Task-based Language Teaching Syllabus Design

Task-based teaching syllabus becomes more and more popular in modern English teaching. It is widely used in the English teaching from junior to senior high school and even to collage and university education. This paper is mainly studies the relevant research on task-based teaching syllabus and offers some tips on task-based syllabus design.

A Brief Introduction of Task-based Language Teaching(TBLT)

This paper presents the importance of task-based language teaching(TBLT), briefly introduces some different understanding of the definition of TBLT, and the rationale for it, analyses it's suitability and difficulties of implementing it in the classroom.

A Review on Theories of Task-based Teaching

Based on several books on English teaching and learning,this paper gives a general review on task-based teaching.Firstly,it introduces the definitions of task and task-based syllabus and makes two distinctions,namely,"task"and"activity","taskbased teaching"and"communicative teaching".Then it states the notions behind the task-based teaching.Finally,it gives the notes for the application of this approach.

Application of Task-based Approach in College English Vocabulary Teaching

With the rapid development of economy and society,more and more people pay attention to English teaching.Vocabulary,the basic unit of language,is regarded as the center of language teaching by many linguists and educators.For Chinese students,vocabulary learning is also the most difficult and important problem in language learning.Unlike that in English-speaking countries,there is an absence of a foreign language environment for Chinese students,and most of their vocabulary is derived from classroom learning.Thus it is necessary to find an effective method to deal with vocabulary teaching.It analyzes college English vocabulary teaching,as college students have formed the corresponding language skills with more suitability.For a long time,students develop the habit of memorizing words repeatedly,consuming a lot of time,but the result is not satisfactory.Faced with this phenomenon,this paper analyzes the problems existing in College English vocabulary teaching and explores the reasons of the problems.Then it analyzes the application of task-based approach in college English vocabulary teaching.

A Brief Report on Task-based Translation Teaching in University English Classes in China

Translation teaching in college English classes is highly teacher-centered, so students are not fully motivated and therefore lack basic interests to fulfill these tasks. In order for students to be more involved and more learning independent, translation teaching needs to become student-centered and task-based. This paper discusses the theoretical basis of this teaching method and suggests possible ways to use the method.

Application of Task-based Teaching Approach to Business Oral English Teaching

Task-based teaching approach(TBTA) is widely accepted and plays a more important role in foreign language teach ing.This paper is aimed at analyzing specific task design and the application of task-based teaching approach to business oral Eng lish teaching.It briefly introduces what the task-based teaching approach is and Willis'model for TBTA.Based on this model,it probes deeply into the teaching tasks design and teaching procedures.By applying the task-based teaching approach in business oral English teaching,teachers can assign students various tasks in the class to not only arose students'interest in English but also develop their communicative competence of business English.

The Application of Task-based Language Learning in English Teaching

Task-based Language Teaching(TBLT) proved to be an influential teaching approach in second language acquisition recent years. Yet, TBLT came into being with certain culture background, it can't be applied randomly and mechanically. This paper precisely introduces the task-based language learning and reviews the literature on the basic pedagogical theories of TBLT,then briefly introduces the framework of Willis for TBLT, and takes a small size group of middle school students as an example.It mainly aims to discuss the application of Task-based language learning in the classroom and through analyzing the disadvantages of task-based language teaching to find out a successful approach to implement TBLT.

On the Application of Task-based Approach in English Listening Teaching at Middle Schools

In order to command a foreign language, it requires a balanced development in listening, speaking, reading and writing,which are four essential skills of language competence. Listening is not only a vital approach to acquire language, but also an important way to communicate with others in our daily life. The Task-based Approach(TBA) focuses on the specific task, which is the learning motivation. The process of finishing the task is the process of learning. The teaching result is judged by the task performed or not. This research discusses the application of TBA in English Listening Teaching at Middle Schools in order to improve the students listening ability. In the first part, the author introduces the background and significance of the research. In the second part, it states the definition of listening comprehension, the characteristics of listening process, three models of listening processing. In the third part, it introduces the definition of Task, characteristics of task, and the principles of designing a task. Finally, it introduces the Task-based Approach. In the fourth part, discusses the current situation of English teaching at middle school,and the elaboration on the task-based model of English listening teaching. All in all, the research is to make the audience to understand the application of Task-based Approach in English listening teaching at middle schools so as to improve the students' English listening ability.

The Implementation of Task-based Language Teaching Approach in EFL Oral English Teaching in Art Academy

Present English learning and teaching in colleges especially in Art Academy is far from satisfactory.English,as one of the most important international languages,plays a more and more important role in the international communication.In this paper,the author tries to apply TBLT(Task-based Language Teaching) to oral English teaching.The experiment chose 102 freshmen of two classes in College of Broadcasting and Hosting in CUCN(Communication University of China,Nanjing) as subjects,lasting 16 weeks all together.In the experimental class,the participants are taught with the new method with the aid of TBLT,while in the controlled class,the traditional approach was utilized.By means of data analysis and daily observation of teaching experiment,with the help of the software SPSS and MATLAB,the comparison of both class and of the EC before and after the experiment has verified that the new method with the aid of TBLT has a more positive effect in improving students'oral proficiency,es pecially for students who had a poor performance in speaking before.

Task-based Teaching of College English Listening

With the reform of CET-4, CET-6 examination, the proportion of listening part obviously has been increased, how to improve students' listening ability and the teaching of college English listening is worth to be studied and developed in the practice. Tasked-based teaching is particularly concerned in the English education area in China, which emphasizes to make learners study English naturally by finishing some task. This paper starts from the perspective of task-based teaching to discuss how it will be effectively pu t into practice in the teaching of college English listening. Task-based teaching can scientifically use class time to improve students' independent learning ability.

On Task-based Language Teaching

This paper introduces task-based language teaching briefly,and presents an understanding of this pedagogy and someproblems in the application process.After having a good knowledge of task-based language teaching,English teachers can apply itinto the class,which can not be blindly of course.And it is important to consider the objective condition.

Application of Task-based Approach to Teaching of English Listening

Task-based teaching and learning is becoming more and more popular in teaching area now,and the aim of task is to create a real purpose for language use and provide a natural context for language study.This article introduces what a task-based teaching approach really is;its nature,task-designing principles and teaching procedures.By introducing task design before-listening,while-listening and after-listening,the paper also analyzes how to inspire and assist student and cultivate their listening comprehension ability and language production.

Task-based Language Teaching:an Overview

Over the past 30 years,empirical research into task-based language learning has been prompted by proposals for taskbased language teaching(TBLT).Early and more recent proposals for how task-based learning can stimulate acquisition processes are reviewed in this article.Limitations and problems of TBLT are also discussed.