Consciousness-raising tasks

Authors
Publication date 2018
Host editors
  • J.I. Liontas
  • M. DelliCarpini
Book title The TESOL encyclopedia of English language teaching
ISBN
  • 9781118784228
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781118784235
Volume | Issue number 5
Publisher Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC)
Abstract Consciousness‐raising tasks are tasks that engage learners in thinking and communication about language. They are closely associated with a focus‐on‐form approach to language teaching, in which learners are made aware of the grammatical form of language features. Consciousness‐raising tasks are an effective means of achieving focus on form and of understanding targeted structures. They are recommended as a way to integrate formal instruction within a communicative or task‐based framework. Examples of consciousness‐raising tasks are included in the entry.
Document type Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Note In section: Teaching Grammar.
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118784235.eelt0049
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