Task-based Learning in a Global World Michael Svendsen Pedersen Roskilde University

Cooperative learning …instruction that involves students working in teams to accomplish a common goal, under conditions that include the following elements: Positive interdependence Individual accountability Face-to-face promotive interaction Appropriate use of collaborative skills Group processing

eCOLE: Pedagogical approach Learning through group interaction Learning from discussion with your peers Student autonomy Collaborative and communicative skills

TASK-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING Definition: A goal-oriented communicative activity with a specific outcome, where the emphasis is on exchanging meanings, not producing specific language forms. Jane Willis (1996): A Framework for Task-Based Learning. Longman

DIMENSIONS IN LANGUAGE LEARNING

LANGUAGE LEARNING: Krashen Language learning: Declarative knowledge Language aqusition: Learning Acquisition Device

COGNITIVE LEARNING Hypothesis formation Learnability INPUT OUTPUT Interlanguage Learning strategies

LEARNING/ACQUISITION PROCESS INPUT INTAKE WORKING MEMORY OUTPUT LONGTERM MEMORY

HYPOTHESIS FORMATION the watch ringing his hand sitting the telephone sitting the can flying the can going he’s flying out he’s sitting he’s singing

LANGUAGE AWARENESS

COMMUNICATIVE LEARNING SPACE: What do we need? Interaction Problem-solving Negotiation of meaning Learning strategies Focus on form

TASK LESSON PLAN PRE-TASK 1. Eliciting 2. Content preparation 3. Language preparation 4. Task preparation TASK 1. Task planning 2. Task performance 3. Reflection on learning POST-TASK 1. Feedback 2. Language focus

TASK-TYPES ONE-WAY Information gap CLOSED OPEN Jigsaw puzzle Problem solving Decision-making Opinion gap TWO-WAY