Implementing task based learning by Aileen Donegan
Channel: ELT Ireland
Date: 20/10/2017

Implementing a task-based learning approach in the classroom can seem like a daunting task for the teacher, especially when it comes to choosing the right task. With a TBL lesson focused
on speaking, dealing with emerging language from learners and pacing the feedback stage are just two of the added hurdles to be faced when using this type of communicative approach. This talk is about the experience of putting TBL theory into practice; the successes and hiccups encountered along the way and, of course, how the students, in B1 and C1, have responded to this materials-light, student-centred approach:

Aileen is an English language teacher based in Dublin. She has been working in the ELT industry since 2014. She completed her DELTA in the spring of 2017 from International House London. Her
interests include: dealing with emerging language, teacher reflection, motivating students and teachers and the nature of classroom dynamics.