Task versus pedagogical exercise

Shona Whyte

Teaching activities: tasks versus exercises

M2 MEEFNovember 2014

1. EFL story adaptation

http://mathguiglielmi.weebly.com/seacutequence-1

Task❖ non-linguistic content:

literary theme of singularity/solidarity, literary analysis (genre)

❖ focus on form?

❖ story retell

❖ learner choice

❖ evaluation/feedback?

Exercise

❖ grammar focus (preterite)?

❖ 4 skills approach?

2. Spanish: first day of class

http://lidice.weebly.com/mes-premiers-jours-de-cours.html

Task Exercise

2. Spanish: song

http://lidice.weebly.com/mes-premiers-jours-de-cours.html

Task Exercise

3. German: Christmas card

http://deutschunterricht.weebly.com/traveil-en-classe.html

Task Exercise

4. Spanish: Christmas

http://sandritaruiz.weebly.com/1/post/2014/01/navidades.html

Task Exercise

Estelle’s learners

Learner productions

https://soundcloud.com/estellemialon-1/anouck-and-alena

https://soundcloud.com/estellemialon-1/tom-and-jade

transcribe• identify errors/mistakes• classify errors/mistakes

implications for teaching?• feedback• follow up

implications for research?

http://otranscribe.com/