Task Based Language Teaching and Learning

Paper for publication taken from my MA research project. (zip file, PDF). Research into vocabulary learning has found that Semantic Category Effects (SCE) (HakkiErten and Tekin, 2008; Finkbeiner and Nicol, 2003) hinder retention when words are learnt in semantically related categories. Other variables such as a word’s concreteness and word class have also been found [...]

Here are  my MA Education term papers (PDF) for you use read and use freely in your teaching or research. To reference these please use the address of the website and include a link directly to each file. If you do use them please let me know! Proposal for course materials The role of interest [...]

Like many teachers I was faced with a wall of worry when delving into the mysterious world of phonics. Among the many questions I asked myself was what was this seemingly miraculous method, how could it be taught, what were lessons like and how could I teach this to second language learners when all the [...]

There are numerous theories and approaches to teaching a second language, some exotic some mundane but all have one thing in common – a desire to make the acquisition of a foreign or second language as efficient and effective as possible. Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) is an approach which offers students material which they [...]

Hi, This site is a resource for all teachers interested in using Task Based Language Teaching as an approach to teaching whatever language you teach. I graduated from an  MA in TESOL at Oxford Brookes University in the UK, and have been teaching English in Japan for six years. I’m also learning Japanese to help [...]