Implementing task-based language teaching in a Japanese EFL context
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...although PPP lessons are often supplemented with skills lessons, most students taught mainly through conventional approaches such as PPP leave school unable to communicate effectively in English (Stern, 1983). This situation has prompted many ELT professionals to take note of... second language acquisition (SLA) studies... and turn towards holistic approaches where meaning is central and where opportunities for language use abound. Task-based learning is one such approach...
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