Task-based language teaching (TBLT) has become one of the major approaches to teaching foreign and second languages in use today. Research within the fields of second language acquisition (SLA) and TBLT has provided evidence supporting the benefits of tasks in promoting language learning.
The textbook presents pedagogic and real-world speaking and writing tasks as the basis of its organization. The target audience of the textbook includes high beginner to low intermediate Korean language learners in both Korean as a foreign language (KFL) and Korean as a second language (KSL) contexts. A defining characteristic of the textbook is that all tasks were designed, tested, and revised based on their use in actual Korean language classes. The in-class task performance process offers invaluable opportunities for using the Korean language in meaningful communicative contexts and drives Korean language learners to become Korean language users.
Contents
Preface
Task-Based Approaches to Language Teaching
Highlights of the Book
How to Use this Book
Useful Information regarding How to Interpret Task Input
References
Acknowledgements
Chapter 01 l Posts on a Course Website
Task 1 Write a Post about a Korean Lunar New Year (설날) Event You Attended
Task 2 Write a Post about Memorable Events
Task 3 Create a Podcast about a Korean Cultural Event
Task 4 Real World Task: Make a Presentation to Introduce a Memorable Family Event
Chapter 02 l Emails
Task 1 Request an Override in a Korean Class
Task 2 Apply for a Korean Study Abroad Program
Task 3 Present Study Abroad Program Experiences to Your Korean Professor
Task 4 Real World Task: Write an Email to Your Korean Professor
Chapter 03 l Text Messages
Task 1 Text a Friend about Spring Break
Task 2 Text a Friend to Plan a Double Date
Task 3 Text a Friend to Plan a Study Session
Task 4 Real World Task: Text a Friend to Make Plans for the Weekend
Chapter 04 l Social Media Posts
Task 1 Write a Social Media Post about a Family Trip
Task 2 Write a Social Media Post about Your High School Reunion
Task 3 Post a Video on Social Media about Your High School Friends
Task 4 Real World Task: Write a Social Media Post about a Memorable Event
Chapter 05 l Phone Conversations
Task 1 Talk on the Phone to Plan Korean Cultural Festival Events
Task 2 Talk on the Phone to Discuss Changing a Presentation Date
Task 3 Leave a Voicemail Message to Request a Change in Presentation Date
Task 4 Real World Task: Leave a Voicemail Message for Your Korean Professor
Chapter 06 l Postcards
Task 1 Write a Postcard to Your Friend while Studying in Korea
Task 2 Write a Postcard to a Friend You Met during Study Abroad in Korea
Task 3 Send a Video Message to a Friend You Met during Study Abroad in Korea
Task 4 Real World Task: Send a Postcard to Your Friend
Chapter 07 l Blogs
Task 1 Write a Shopping Blog Post
Task 2 Write a Blog Post for a Moving Sale
Task 3 Create a Product Review Video on Your Shopping Blog
Task 4 Real World Task: Create a Product Review Video on Your Shopping Blog
Chapter 08 l Vlogs
Task 1 Make a Vlog Entry Comparing Korean Restaurants before Visiting
Task 2 Make a Vlog Entry after Visiting a Korean Restaurant
Task 3 Write a Vlog Entry Script about Visiting Korea
Task 4 Real World Task: Create a Vlog Entry about Your Favorite Places in Town
Appendices
Vocabulary Index 1 (Korean - English)
Vocabulary Index 2 (English - Korean)
Task Worksheets
Author
김유진,최범용,윤현애,김빛나,강상희
Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL, Georgia State University
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, Northern Arizona University
Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL, Georgia State University
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, Northern Arizona University