4.6.9
Assessment task

  1. Draw up an outline plan for a series of at least six task-based lessons that could be implemented within the requirements of your syllabus, or, if you are permitted to do so, draw up an outline plan for a series of task-based lessons that would replace (part of) the existing syllabus. Remember to check whether there are any required learning objectives and outcomes and what assessment activities should take place. You are not expected to produce detailed lesson plans or an entire syllabus, but you should be able to state the task-type and topic for each lesson for a series of at least six lessons.

  2. Make a plan for a short presentation (15-20 minutes) to give to colleagues and other stakeholders, or to your students, about the way you intend to use task-based learning in your course. Prepare any additional material (handout, OHP transparencies, etc) that you will need.
    OR design a leaflet (two sides of A4 maximum) that you could use to make your case for TBL instead of the talk described above.
    Points you might cover in your talk / leaflet include a brief explanation of what TBL tries to achieve that other methods do not; what a task is, what a task-based lesson is like, how language focus work will be included (and, if applicable, how this will ensure coverage of the set syllabus), how the roles of the teacher and learners may differ from those currently found, how you will get regular feedback from participants on their reactions to the new approach

These will form the seventh and eighth entries for your materials file. If you are using the materials file template provided, the outline plan for a series of lessons (2.3) and the copy of your existing syllabus, module description, etc (2.4) and your talk notes or leaflet (2.5) should all be placed in part II of the file.