This book integrates recent research and practice in language teaching into a framework for analysing learning tasks.

"A comprehensively revised edition of Designing tasks for the communicative classroom"--Cover.

Task-based language instruction has proven to be highly effective, but surprisingly underutilized. Theory can only go so far and hands-on experience can greatly

Pedagogy for autonomy is a continuous struggle for transformative and empowering education. That struggle entails reflecting on what fosters or hinders teacher

An ethnographic framework to describe the varying cultures of classrooms, teacher communities and student groups in different countries and educational contexts

This book contains 40 tasks of two types: discussion tasks and classroom-based tasks.

This book engages with current issues in developing materials for language teaching.

Classroom Observation Tasks shows how to use observation to learn about language teaching. It does this by providing a range of tasks which guide the user throu

Intercultural language education has redefined the modern languages agenda in Europe and North America. Now intercultural learning is also beginning to impact o

Short-listed for the British Council Innovation Awards 2004 that promote and reward excellence in English Language Teaching Designing Language Teaching Tasks pr