Summary of Prof. Ellis on task-based pedagogy: the what, why and how

00:00:00 - 00:20:00

This video discusses the benefits of task-based language teaching, which focuses on the task itself rather than on the language being taught. It argues that this approach can help students develop the interactional and communicative abilities, as well as the competence in using language.

• 00:00:00 Task-based language teaching is based on the idea that tasks are important for learning, and that meaning should be a primary focus. The rationale for task-based teaching is that it is more advantageous than traditional approaches, and that it enables learners to develop procedural knowledge and communication skills.
• 00:05:00 Task-based language teaching is an approach to teaching language that focuses on task-based activities, such as listening, speaking, and writing. It is believed that incidental language learning is the primary way that most people learn languages, and task-based teaching helps learners to learn language in this way.
• 00:10:00 Task-based teaching is a method of teaching that focuses on the task itself, rather than on the language being taught. It is often used in classes with large numbers of students, as it is easier to monitor and control with large groups.
• 00:15:00 The video discusses the benefits of task-based teaching, focusing on the importance of form. It argues that a structural syllabus can be taught using focused tasks, without resorting to task-based support.
• 00:20:00 This video discusses how task-based learning can be used to help students develop the interactional and communicative abilities, as well as the competence in using language. Professor Ellis argues that, while task-based learning can be a useful supplementary approach to more traditional teaching methods, it should not be seen as a replacement for them.