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Communicative Competence

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Linguistic competence

Pragmatic competence

Discourse competence

Strategic competence

Fluency

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Task-Based Learning

Think of 5 tasks in ascending order

of language dependency.

1. no linguistic ability 2. 3. 4. 5. the most linguistically demanding

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Advantages

of Task-Based Learning

1. The focus is moved from the teacher to

the learner;

2. Language is a tool, not a goal;

3. Real life application;

4. Classes are interesting and they

address learners’ needs.

Task-Based Teaching Online

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Vyew Features

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Dealing with Vyew

Task-Based Activities in Vyew?

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Looking for an Apartment

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Leaving a Phone Message

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Making a Shopping List

Making Appointments

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Writing a Cover Letter

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Space Planning

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Initiating Small Talk

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Initiating Small Talk

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Giving Directions

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Go to Our Vyew Room

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1. Follow the link www.vyew.com/356242/Online_Task-

Based_Activities

2. Use Zoom In / Zoom Out tools

3. Explore the activities

4. Leave your feedback!

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Task-Based Teaching Online

1. You can create engaging task-based

activities using authentic resources

ONLINE!

2. You can do it easily and for free… just

share a link!

3. You will give your learners a powerful

tool to explore, to collaborate, to share

and to learn!

Questions?

Margarita Berezyanskaya

e-Tutor Coordinator

English Online Inc.

www.myenglishonline.ca

E-mail: mberezyanskaya@myenglishonline.ca

Skype: margarita_myenglishonline

Feel free to contact us!

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Yulia Savchuk

Volunteer e-Tutor

English Online Inc.

E-mail: yulia.tronina@gmail.com

Resources

1. Tricia Hedge, Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom,

Oxford University Press, 2000, 447 p.

2. Xuemei Li, Johanne Myles, Pamela Robinson, Teaching ESL in

Canada, Oxford University Press, 2011, 320 p.

3. Jack C. Richards, Communicative Language Teaching Today //

http://www.cambridge.org/other_files/downloads/esl/booklets/Richar

ds-Communicative-Language.pdf

4. Jane Willis, Criteria for Identifying Tasks for TBL //

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/criteria-identifying-tasks-

tbl

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