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Task-based Language Learning

Task-Based Language Learning is an instructional approach within language education that prioritizes the completion of meaningful, real-world tasks as the central unit of instruction, distinguishing itself from traditional form-focused methods by emphasizing language use for functional communication over explicit grammatical practice.

707

Publications

67.6K

Citations

999

Authors

447

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

212

Variants

Task-based Language TeachingTbllTblt

Parents

Publications

707

Genre Analysis: English in Academic and Research Settings

Mark O. James, John M. Swales · Modern Language Journal · 1992 · 4.7K citations

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A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning

Paula Samper García, Peter Skehan · TESOL Quarterly · 1999 · 3.5K citations

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TASK-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING

Alison Mackey · Studies in Second Language Acquisition · 2004 · 2.9K citations

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Designing Tasks for the Communicative Classroom

H. Jay Siskin, David Nunan · Modern Language Journal · 1990 · 2.3K citations

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A Framework for the Implementation of Task-based Instruction

Peter Skehan · Applied Linguistics · 1996 · 1.5K citations

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Authors

999

  1. RE
    Rod Ellis

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    12 publications · 3.7K citations

    12

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  2. PS
    Peter Skehan

    University College London, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 8.8K citations

    10

    h-index

  3. AU
    Anna Uhl Chamot

    Georgetown University, United States

    7 publications · 1.9K citations

    7

    h-index

  4. MR
    Massoud Rahimpour

    University of Tabriz, Iran

    7 publications · 258 citations

    7

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  5. MD
    Marı́a del Pilar Garcı́a Mayo

    University of the Basque Country, Spain

    6 publications · 627 citations

    6

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Institutions

447

  1. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    11 h-index

    11 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    4.1K citations

  3. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    804 citations

  4. Shanghai International Studies University

    Shanghai, China

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. University of Isfahan

    Isfahan, Iran

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    473 citations

  6. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    982 citations

  7. Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    747 citations

  8. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    325 citations

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Venues

  1. Language Teaching Research

    LTR · 49 publications · 6.6K citations

    35

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  2. ELT Journal

    39 publications · 4.2K citations

    26

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  3. TESOL Quarterly

    25 publications · 8.9K citations

    23

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  4. Language Learning Journal

    15 publications · 944 citations

    15

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  5. System

    17 publications · 945 citations

    15

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