Designing Language Teaching Tasks

KEITH JOHNSON is Professor of Linguistics and Language Education at Lancaster University. His recent publications include An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (2001), Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Applied Linguistics (1998), and Language Teaching and Skill Learning (1996). He is the founding editor of the journal Language Teaching Research.

• Acknowledgements Why Study Task Design Some Studies in Expertise Studying Task Designers at Work A Look at Two Designers Designing Language Teaching Tasks: Beginnings Designing Language Teaching Tasks: Middles and Ends The Good Task Designer: Some Hypotheses Evaluating and Teaching Task Design Appendices References Index

'A very comprehensive book including processes, procedures and useful frameworks and examples. A very through and useful companion for all classroom teachers.' - Dr Christine Pegg, Department of Communication, Cardiff University