Designing Language Teaching Tasks
Published on 15. November 2002
X, 196 pages
978-0-230-59667-2 (ISBN)
Description
Short-listed for the British Council Innovation Awards 2004 that promote and reward excellence in English Language Teaching Designing Language Teaching Tasks provides a research-based account of how experienced teachers and task designers prepare activities for use in the language classroom. It gives detailed information on the procedures which designers follow. The book is a description of research and will therefore interest applied linguists and students in the field. It is written in a clear and comprehensible way, and should appeal to all those who want to learn to write good language teaching materials.
Reviews / Votes
'A very comprehensive book including processes, procedures and useful frameworks and examples. A very through and useful companion for all classroom teachers.' - Dr Christine Pegg, Department of Communication, Cardiff University
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K. Johnson
Designing Language Teaching Tasks
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11/2002
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
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K. Johnson
Designing Language Teaching Tasks
Book
11/2002
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
Shipment within 15-20 days
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KEITH JOHNSON is Professor of Linguistics and Language Education at Lancaster University. His recent publications include
An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
(2001),
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Applied Linguistics
(1998), and
Language Teaching and Skill Learning
(1996). He is the founding editor of the journal
Language Teaching Research.
Content
Acknowledgements Why Study Task Design Some Studies in Expertise Studying Task Designers at Work A Look at Two Designers Designing Language Teaching Tasks: Beginnings Designing Language Teaching Tasks: Middles and Ends The Good Task Designer: Some Hypotheses Evaluating and Teaching Task Design Appendices References Index
