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Task Design

Task Design. EL441 Introduction to Teaching Young Learners Nil üfer Demirkan-Jones Session 3. Tasks. are goal-oriented have a specified objective have an expected outcome encourage language use for communication. Activities. have no expected outcome help maintain YLs’ motivation

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Task Design

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  1. Task Design EL441 Introduction to Teaching Young Learners Nilüfer Demirkan-Jones Session 3 IA/Spring 2007

  2. Tasks • are goal-oriented • have a specified objective • have an expected outcome • encourage language use for communication IA/Spring 2007

  3. Activities • have no expected outcome • help maintain YLs’ motivation • have no communicative purpose • enable the practice of language form IA/Spring 2007

  4. Types of tasks • Listing • Ordering and sorting • Comparing • Problem solving • Sharing personal experiences • Creative tasks (from Willis, 1996:26-27) IA/Spring 2007

  5. Listen-and-do Colouring Story telling Listening to songs Classifying Games and puzzles Modelling Matching words to pictures Sentence building Types of activities (from Willis, 1996:127-130) IA/Spring 2007

  6. Task evaluation criteria • Learner profile • Linguistic aims of the task • Non-linguistic aims of the content • Cognitive / meta cognitive challenges • Type of participation it promotes IA/Spring 2007

  7. To teach the material • Classroom management demands • Resources needed • Time it is likely to take • How the activity could be extended • How the language could be recycled IA/Spring 2007

  8. Teacher’s responsibility1/2 • Establish a friendly environment • Be sensitive in criticism of children’s work • Display work attractively • Change groupings regularly • Provide guidance for tasks • Ensure variety IA/Spring 2007

  9. Teacher’s responsibility2/2 • Plan around the whole curriculum • Analyse activities for language content • Plan classroom management • Plan recycling of language • Stretch children to their full potential IA/Spring 2007

  10. Suggested reading • Brewster J, Ellis G, Girard D (2002) The Primary English Teacher ‘s Guide. Harlow: Penguin English Guides • Cameron L (2001) Teaching languages to young learners. Cambridge: CUP • Halliwell S (1992) Teaching English in the Primary Classroom. Harlow: Longman. • House, S.(1997) An Introduction to Teaching English to Young Learners. London: Richmond Publishing. Prabhu, N.S. (1987). Second Language Pedagogy. Oxford: Oxford University Press • Vale D. & Feunteun A (1995) Teaching Children English Unit 2 & appendix • Willis J. (1996) A Framework for Task-Based Learning Harlow: Longman IA/Spring 2007

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