Plan: What specific instructions will you give your students for doing this task and what guidelines should they follow during their planning stage?
Report/Present: What do you want your students to report or present and how much time will you give them to explain or present their ideas?
There are many different TBL interpretations so don’t hesitate to make it your own.
An example of Task-Based Learning Activity Jane Willis (1996) came up with A Framework for Task-Based Learning that includes coming up with tasks that revolve around a certain topic. This can be very useful for teachers looking for task ideas to engage their students during a lesson.
See the example to follow:
Topic: Travel
Listing: List three reasons why people love to travel.
Ordering, Sorting, and Classifying: Put pictures of different travel destinations in order from the most desired to the least desired destination. Sort travel destinations from the northern to the southern hemisphere. Classify destinations by languages people speak.
Comparing or Matching: Compare different countries. Match people to their country of origin.
Problem Solving: Think of three low-budget travel destinations.
Creative Task: Create a travel poster or find out about different countries and become an expert on a country that you would like to travel to in the future.
Share Personal Experiences: Share stories about past travel destinations. Write a poem about your favorite place and share it with the class.
