task based learning & young learners
TBL & YL | Katherine A. Johnson | July 4th, 2003
Can anybody out there recommend any books or articles that discuss any studies connecting TBL and YLs?
Thanks,
Katherine
(in Seville)
FYI: TBL & YLs books | Jake Kimball | July 4th, 2003
Katherine,
I know of two that may be of help:
1) ELT Journal, Oct 2002 #4 'Implementing tbl w/ YLs'. Here is the abstract:
Implementing task-based learning with young learners
David Carless
The English Department of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Email: dcarless@ied.edu.hk
This article draws on qualitative classroom observation data from case studies of three EFL classes in Hong Kong primary schools. It analyses four themes relevant to the classroom implementation of task-based learning with young learners, namely, noise/indiscipline, the use of the mother tongue, the extent of pupil involvement, and the role of drawing or colouring activities. For each of these issues, strategies for classroom practice are discussed. It is suggested that the paper carries implications for teachers carrying out activities or tasks with young EFL learners in other contexts.
2) 'Investigations into task related strategy use with yls of english' by Pinter. This can be found in Young Learners of English: some research perspectives (Shelagh Rixon).
Jake
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