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== '''Task Based Learning''' ==

== Task Based Learning ==

N. Prabhu brought task Based Learning to popularity while working in [[Bangalore, India]], he used this method with his students. Prabhu figured out that his students could learn language just as easily with a non-linguistic problems as when they are concentrating on linguistic questions. Task Based Learning is used widely for language learning. Jane Willis broke it into three sections. The pre-task, the task cycle, and the language focus.

== Pre-task ==

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This consists of an analysis and practice. For example; the students may examine and discuss any accompanying text, audio, or visuals. The teacher may also conduct some sort of practice, like a game.

This type of method steers teachers away from traditional roles, such as a controller. The Task Language Learning method proposes that teachers take a different attitude toward accuracy, unlike attitudes from [[Audio-lingualism]] or [[PPP]] methodologies.

== Further Readingreading ==

== Further Reading ==

[[The Practice of Language Teaching]] by Jeremy Harmer