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A Review of Issues about Teachers’ Understanding of the Construct of Tasks in Task-Based Language Teaching |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Paweena Jaruteerapan |
| Title | A Review of Issues about Teachers’ Understanding of the Construct of Tasks in Task-Based Language Teaching |
| Publisher | Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University |
| Publication Year | 2564 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University |
| Journal Vol. | 13 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 1-19 |
| Keyword | task-based language teaching, understanding, the construct of a task |
| URL Website | www.tci-thaijo.org |
| Website title | Thai Journal Online (ThaiJO) |
| ISSN | 2651-1126 |
| Abstract | Despite substantive empirical evidence for the efficacy of task-based language teaching and learning (TBLT), research shows that the classroom implementation of TBLT has often met with mixed success. One of the key reasons is teachers’ lack of understanding of tasks and unclear concepts of tasks and task design. It is these factors that the article focus on. In this article, an overview of key conceptual definitions of tasks, which is a core construct that underpins TBLT, is provided. This theoretical information provides a background for a subsequent discussion of teachers’challenges with task implementations and their conceptual understanding of task features. The article highlights the complex relationship between TBLT in theory and research and TBLT in practice when teachers reported having unclear concepts, misinterpreted some criteria of tasks and struggled with task complexity and task design. These constraints can impede their implementation of TBLT. Finally, the article concludes with a call for more research attention and suggestions on how to help teachers to develop knowledge and strategies for managing the practical difficulties in implementing TBLT through teacher education or professional development programs. |
