The Effect of Developments, Sources and Directions of Task-Based Language Teaching on Iranian Intermediate EFL

This paper provides an outline of the origins, the current shape and the potential directions of task-based language teaching (TBLT) as an approach to language pedagogy. There is a summary of TBLT and considers its origins within language teaching methodology and second language acquisition. Then the researcher summarizes the current position of TBLT from two perspectives: first, it identifies key elements in approaches to the teaching of language based on tasks, and second, it turns to a consideration of the principal issues that have been explored in TBLT research.

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TBLT , task-based language teaching , instructed second language acquisition , classroom-based