Task-based Language Teaching

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Enhance critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by evaluating tasks, adapting materials, and making informed decisions in language teaching and research.
• Develop effective communication skills to convey ideas, present tasks, and provide feedback clearly and persuasively.
• Foster abilities to recognise the value of diverse perspectives.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Design and conduct empirical studies that investigate TBLT-related topics and produce project reports to professional disciplinary standards.
• Develop the skills to assess language performance using a wide range of assessment methods within the TBLT framework.
• Apply TBLT theories to the design and implementation of TBLT activities in classrooms across various educational settings.
• Demonstrate an ability to critically analyse fundamental principles in TBLT.
• Critically reflect on and improve professional practices with knowledge about TBLT theories and approaches.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Demonstrate comprehensive understandings of theoretical underpinnings of and key concepts in TBLT.
• Identify various types of pedagogical tasks used in TBLT.
• Explain the relationship between TBLT and L2 learning and development.
• Be familiar with current research trends and open questions in TBLT.
• Recognise strengths and potential challenges and limitations of implementing TBLT in different learning contexts.
• Understand principles and methods of language assessment within the TBLT framework.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.