Willis, Jane. A framework for task-based learning. Harlow, England : Longman, 1996. 183 p. 25 cm. Includes bibliography, references and index. (Longman handbooks for language teachers) ISBN 0582259738 (pbk.)

AB: This book is intended as a guide to the methodology and practice of task-based language teaching. The author demonstrates how tasks can be used as the central focus in a supportive methodological framework. The aim of the task is to create a real purpose for language use and provide a natural context for language study. The framework offers exposure to language in use, through listening and reading, and provides opportunities for both spontaneous and planned speaking and writing. Includes lesson outlines to show how the framework can be used to plan lessons, photocopiable focus pages for use in teacher training sessions and ideas for tasks for classroom use.

Topic Area: Task-based language teaching