AJU5109 Teaching through tasks

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Tomáš Kos (lecturer), Mgr. Jitka Sedláčková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 17 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 17/17, only registered: 2/17
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course will introduce students to the principles, methods, and techniques of Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) which has attracted significant interest worldwide. It will provide a unique opportunity to study in depth an area of language pedagogy that engages all aspects of second language teaching. Grounded in understanding the approach, its theoretical background, and available research, the course will pay particular attention to issues in task design and provide practical guidance for implementing tasks in your teaching.
Learning outcomes
The main aims of the course main aims are to enable students to: · become familiar with key concepts in TBLT pedagogy and research, as a basis for developing TBLT practices · understand the relationship between theory, research, and classroom practice concerning the development of a task-based methodology · develop an expert and personally relevant understanding of how tasks promote interaction and how this facilitates learning · develop an awareness of the interaction between tasks and individual learner variables · develop an awareness of the role of the teacher in TBLT · develop an awareness of and ability to critique TBLT
Syllabus
  • Introduction Tasks and interaction Grading and sequencing tasks Learners and tasks Teachers and TBL
Literature
    required literature
  • East, M. (2021). Foundational principles of task-based language teaching (Chapter 2, Languages. Input, output and interaction – crucial foundations for TBLT p. 24-43). Taylor & Francis
  • Ellis, R. (2003). Task-based language learning and teaching (Chapter 3, Tasks, interaction and SLA, 69-102) Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Gorp, K. V., & Bogaert, N. (2006). Developing language tasks for primary and secondary education. In Cambridge University Press eBooks (pp. 76–105).
  • Ellis, R. (2017a). Task-based language teaching. In The Routledge handbook of instructed second language acquisition (pp. 108-125). Routledge.
  • Náhradní obsah: Murphy, J. (2003). Task-based learning: the interaction between tasks and learners. ELT Journal, 57(4), 352–36
  • East, M. (2021). Foundational principles of task-based language teaching (Chapter 3, The construct of task for the purposes of TBLT, p. 44 63). Taylor & Francis.
  • East, M. (2021). Foundational principles of task-based language teaching (Chapter 1, Languages. How Are They Learned and How Should They Be Taught? (p. 3-33). Taylor & Francis
Teaching methods
class discussion, group projects, homework, reading
Assessment methods
Regular and active participation: This is a course that places a strong focus on the imparting of skills alongside factual knowledge. The materials and activities will be put up on our online platform to prepare for the class which actually “happens” in class or away in the interaction, discussion, and group work with the others. For this reason, the most vital requirement for you to learn something in this course and to develop the skills that you will show in your assignment is regular and active participation: You are expected to attend class, be on time, and participate actively. At the end of the semester, students are expected to complete the coursework and write an assignment of 3,000 words on a topic related to the focus of the seminar.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
The course will be organized as follows: - 2 face-to-face block sessions (tentative dates 11.10. and 6.12.) - 2 online sessions (tentative dates 25.10., 8.11.)
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