TBLT

 TBLT is an abbreviation of

• teacher-based language teaching

• theme-based language teaching

• task-based language learning and teaching

• task-based language teaching

Which of the TBLT techniques is correspondent to the statement?

"Students derive information from the information they have been given."

• reasoning gap task

• information gap task

• opinion gap task

• unfocused task

When teachers conduct focused tasks, they need to focus on grammar. The sentences don't need to be meaningful.

• True

• False

TBLT is based on

• synthetic syllabi

• synthesis syllabi

• analytic syllabi

• communicative syllabi

Which statement about characteristics of the teaching & learning process in TBLT is INCORRECT?

• The progress contains the pre-task, during task, and post-task phase.

• The task should have clear outcomes.   

• The teacher should correct the students’ errors immediately when they are monitoring the students’ performance.

• The task content should be meaningful and relevant to the real world.    

Answer explanation

Teachers don't correct students right away. They can provide recast or model in the post-task phase.

Today’s task is to complete a weekly schedule. Now the teacher asks the students to finish Monday’s class schedule first on the board as a warm-up. This example would be suitable for…

• pre-task

• during-task

• post-task

At which stage will the students review their project?

• pre-task

• during-task

• post-task

TBLT differs from CLT in its focus on the task as the primary source of ______ in the classroom.

• assessment

• interaction

• instruction

Which statement about TBLT is true?

• Students work independently in class.

• Students will not be motivated by doing tasks that prepare them for real life.

• Teachers don't need to monitor students during the task.

• Teacher responds to students' errors through recast.

Answer explanation

Students will work closely together.

Students will be motivated by doing tasks that prepare them for real life. 

Teachers will monitor students when they are having tasks.

Which of the following is not a typical TBLT task?

• making a phone call to book hotels

• ordering meals

• identifying the owner of a briefcase left in a taxi

• listening to a lecture and taking an exam