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hello temple students in this video I'm
going to demo for you a task based
learning activity
the topic is planning a party this topic
can be used with a wide range in ages
and levels with adjustments the
structure of the video follows four
stages the pre task task preparation
during task and post at let's get
started step one is the pre task the
precast stage should mentally and
linguistically prepare your students for
the upcoming task ahead
there are many ways to do this and this
demo I show you three ideas okay what
means agree smart morning okay okay ID
number one would be the use of
brainstorming with a word web okay in
your group I want you to keep going okay
you going look you need what are these
then a hundred party brainstorm idea
number two would be the use of pictures
and or discussion questions okay let's
take a look at nature number one what
are they doing good all right they are
ordering all right here ordering food
for the party good another way and
perhaps the most common activity would
be idea at number three having your
students read or listen to a model text
that mimics the language they will use
in a task ahead what do you think we're
going to live in - yes we're going to
listen to them plan a surprise party do
it good
in stage 2 you will prepare your
students to be able to complete the
upcoming tasks on their own in order to
do this you need to give very clear
directions i commonly give each group
one piece of paper with a step-by-step
handout or a checklist for them to
follow and what I'm going to get into
groups of three right in your group
you're going to follow the handout and
then after you know maybe fifteen ten
fifteen minute okay you're going to
present your party idea to the glass are
you guys excited all right it's going to
be fun let's get started
in this important stage students begin
to independently build their task group
collaboration and creativity take hold
and generally it's a fun and exciting
part of the task I quietly circulate
around the room and make note that any
weak or strong language features on a
clipboard make sure that you encourage
use of the target language
after this the students will then act or
present out their tasks it's the point
where I hope they proudly display their
creativity and stretch their language
abilities in doing so as a teacher I
continue to remain low-key and continue
to quietly take notes on the language
being used
it's a fluency activity so I don't
commonly interrupt and less ask for help
it's set up well the stage is fun and
engaging for everyone when I'm done my
clipboard is often covered to keep me
organized I take notes in two categories
only the most important language
features get addressed always point out
both strong and weak language features
to complete the activity I address those
key language features on the board with
the class and we reflect the language
we've learned through completing the
task this concludes my demo video please
note there are many ways to execute task
based learning I encourage you to
explore other interpretations and find
what works for you and your students
thanks for watching