"The present volume is based on a conference session on TBLT at the 20th Biannual Meeting of the German Association for L2 Research ... at the University of Munich in October 2005"--Pref.

Vol. 71 in the Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft series.

Includes bibliographical references.

"This volume is based on a conference session on task-based language learning and teaching at the 20th Biannual Meeting of the German Association for L2 Reasearch (DGFF) at the University of Munich in October 2005. Though the empirical studies collected in this book vary considerably in focus, methodology and perspective, they all revolve around three central notions: "cognition", "process", and "communication / collaboration". Task-based language learning and teaching is now one of the most productive fields within the wider domaine of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition Research. This volume brings together studies that have been conducted in Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and the USA. They investigate, respectively, the acquisition of L2 English, German, and Spanish in secondary and university education." (Book Cover)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Editor's Preface

Introduction

Task-based language learning and teaching - old wine in new bottles? / Johannes Eckerth (Portland State University, USA)

CLASSROOM-BASED RESEARCH

What matters in TBLT - task, teacher or team? An action research perspective from a beginning German language classroom / Michael Schart (Keio University, Japan)

Focused tasks in L2 Spanish grammar learning and teaching / Silvia Pesce (University of Hamburg, Germany)

Task-based learner-learner interaction: investigating learning opportunities, learning processes, and learning outcomes / Johannes Eckerth (Portland State University, USA)

Language dia-logs: consciousness-raising through collaborative reflection / David Ishii (Massey University, New Zealand)

Peer scaffolding and orientation towards the task during collaborative WebQuests / Sabine Siekmann (University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA)

LANGUAGE AND COGNITION

Cognitive processes in solving thinking-aloud tasks / Paula Krüger (University of Edmonton, Canada)

Task-based cognition of bilingual learners in subject-specific contexts / Lena Heine (University of Osnabrück, Germany)

TASK-BASED ASSESSMENT

Constructing tasks for content and language integrated learning and assessment / Helmut Johannes Vollmer (University of Osnabrück, Germany)

Communicative tasks and second language profiling: linguistic and pedagogic implications / Jörg-U. Keßler (University of Paderborn, Germany)

List of Contributors