Hi and welcome here. My name is Chaz Pugliese, I'm a consultant, writer, and teacher trainer working out of Paris. This blog is meant to deal with issues revolving around language teaching/learning. Here's one I've enjoyed exploring for some time: what are the ingredients of an effective task (in its broadest sense)? I can think of four: an effective task must present an element of challenge (the balance between skills and outcome), must make the learner stretch beyond the language, must engage the learner uphere (points to brain) and downhere (points to heart), must be authentic (when's the last time you bought a new cd, put it on and did a gapfill exercise?). The list is long but I want to stop here.
Feel free to contribute your ideas. Hope to see you here.
Chaz
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hi chaz ı am didem from mersin,gül's friend,we met in çukurova university in adana. I think an effective task must be suitable for learners' needs, ages, levels and interests. best regards...
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RispondiEliminanice to see you here.
Yes, good points, thanks.
Chaz