Task Based Learning (TBL)
Task Based Learning (TBL) :
An approach to learning in which the learner acquires knowledge of the subject that is being studied by focusing on a specified task. Task Based Language Learning (TBLL) was originally developed by N.S. Prabhu in 1987 and based on the belief that students learn the target language more effectively when their minds are focused on the task rather than on the language they are using. TBLL often consists of a three-phase process: (i) pre-task - introduction to the topic and task, (ii) execution of the task, (iii) analysis and assessment of what has been learnt. Other models, including more phases, are alos possible. See (i) Prabhu N.S. (1987) Second language pedagogy, Oxford: Oxford University Press; (ii) Willis D. & Willis J. (2007) Doing task-based teaching, Oxford: Oxford University Press; (iii) See the Wikipedia article on Task Based Language Learning
