7. Investigating the Performance of Tasks

  1. Rod Ellis

Published Online: 3 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/9781118271643.ch7

Book Title

Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy

Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy

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How to Cite

Ellis, R. (2012) Investigating the Performance of Tasks, in Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118271643.ch7

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  1. Auckland, New Zealand

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 3 FEB 2012
  2. Published Print: 2 MAR 2012

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781444336108

Online ISBN: 9781118271643

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Keywords:

  • task performance;
  • TBLT;
  • ‘fluency’ and ‘accuracy’;
  • ‘approach’ based;
  • ‘unfocused’ or ‘focused’ tasks;
  • implementation variables;
  • ‘Task’ versus ‘Activity’;
  • L2 production

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Task-Based Language Teaching

  • Defining ‘Task’

  • The Design and Implementation of Tasks

  • ‘Task’ Versus ‘Activity’

  • Measuring Task-Based Language Production

  • Researching Tasks

  • Evaluating Tasks

  • Conclusion

  • Notes

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