Smith, Ranesha O.

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Examining task-based language teaching and its second language acquisition underpinnings through the design and implementation of a task-based unit in a basic english class at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
(2018) Smith, Ranesha O.; Soto Santiago, Sandra L.; College of Arts and Sciences - Art; Pratt, Ellen; Irizarry, José; Department of English; Zapata Medina, Rocio
This study conducted in Puerto Rico at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) has three major purposes: (1) to outline how task-based lessons are designed and implemented in a Basic English classroom, (2) to illustrate how second language acquisition (SLA) theory underpins what learners do with task-based lessons, and (3) to investigate how students evaluate the task-based lesson plans.The results of this study illustrate how task-based language teaching can be designed and implemented to meet the needs of large range of proficiency levels, since task-based lessons are tailored to fit the teaching context, course objectives, and the student population’s language needs. Students’ difficulties, strengths, language growth, and perceptions regarding effective English teaching and building classroom community were discussed in light of cognition and interaction SLA theories to highlight how theory underpins what learners do with tasks.