1. Developed by Willis
and Willis

2. Think about this…
“Tell me and I will forget,
Show me and I may not remember,
Involve me and I will understand”
Chinese Proverb

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4. What is a „TASK‟?
TASK
Work in which students use the language
to achieve an specific outcome
REAL life
situations!!!
Involves
Focus on
meaning
Freedom to
use language
…Is it an „Activity‟?

5. What is an Activity?
The process followed to
achieve a task or series of
tasks.
For TBL; it‟s the way the
students achieve the
task in order to solve a
problem due to their
own needs.

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Good Examples…
Planning
a Game
Problem
Solving
Sharing
experiences
Role
Play

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Bad Examples…
Giving ss.
lists
Role Plays
without
Problem
Solving
Activities
with no
goal to
reach

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11. SUMMARIZING…
T.B.L. :)
Tasks =
Opportunity to
language
aquisition
Language as a
tool to learn
TBL
Teachers will only help sts. in
extreme situations!!!
Provoke
Critical Thinking
Work over
Accuracy