Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the Japanese English Classroom

要旨

Task-based language teaching (TBLT) has been in the spotlight in recent years in Japanese English education for its potential to promote language learning in communicative ways. The introduction of the new course of study by the MEXT (The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology) in 2013 will necessitate changes in the teaching and learning of English. This paper views the following points: (1) definitions of TBLT and why it might be important for the Japanese EFL context, (2) what kinds of constraints may exist on TBLT in the Japanese EFL context in terms of careful overview of the Asian EFL context, and what TBLT approaches might be appropriate to develop students’ communicative ability in English in Japan.

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