Title

Suggesting a hiking trail

In this task the learner does...

It is expected that, by the end of the task, students will be able to identify information about tourist activities, and reach a collective agreement to make a suggestion of a hiking trail.

General Topic

Hobbies and Leisure activities.

Task Flow

Willis task cycle

Language Characteristics

Non-linguistic outcome

Focus on meaning

Focus on form

Reliance on learners' own resources

Task Goals

To make a decision or choice

To reach an agreement

To express an opinion

Language Skills Practiced

Speaking/Pronunciation

Reading

Multimodal

Visuals plus text

General Domain

Educational

Target Languages

Portuguese

Abilities Fostered

Linguistic competence (ability to communicate with grammatical accuracy)

Sociolinguistic competence (ability to communicate in ways that are socially appropriate given the context)

Discourse competence (ability to communicate in cohesive and coherent ways)

Strategic competence (ability to solve communication issues as they arise)

Cognitive Skills

Classifying

Comparing

Explaining

Planning

Mode of Communication

Face-to-face (in person)

Digital (online)

Hybrid of face-to-face and in person

Asynchronous

Synchronous

Video-conferencing

Type of Participation

Small group work

Focused or Unfocused

Unfocused task (no specific language focus)

Input/Output

Output prompting

Output Type

Fluency

Type of Input

Pictorial input

Written input

Type of Output

Oral output

Type of Task

Argumentation/Debate

Comparing and Contrasting

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Task Features/Conditions

Here-and-now

Few elements - 4

Reasoning demands

Inter-dependent steps

Prior knowledge required/assumed

Stand-alone task

Outcome

Open solution

Convergent outcome

Appropriate Learners

13-18 years

18-22 years

22-40 years

40-60 years

60+ years

Proficiency Framework

Yes - the Common European Reference Framework (CEFR)

Proficiency Levels

CEFR: B2

CEFR: B1

CEFR: A2

CEFR: A1

Learner Individual Differences

High willingness to communicate

Extroverted learners

Heritage language speakers

Foreign language learners

Second/additional language learners

Context

Face-to-face setting

Online setting

Hybrid face-to-face and online setting

Immersion context

Second/additional language context

Foreign language context

Context Details

Task-based program

Task-supported program

Language for refugees and/or displaced children in camps or receptive classes

Working adults

Used in Research?

No

Do you have plans to publish this in the future?

Unsure

Part of a series?

No

Uploader Name

Leonardo da Silva; Felippe Sangreman; Angie Catherine Aldana Prieto

Uploader Email

[email protected]

Uploader Affiliation

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Uploader Identity

Teacher - University Level, English undergraduate program, and Graduate program in English

Researcher - TBLT, critical language pedagogy

Teacher trainer - Teaching degree in English (undergraduate level)

Uploader Relationship

I created this task collaboratively - This task was created by Felippe Sangreman and Angie Catherine Aldana Prieto in collaboration and under the supervision of Leonardo da Silva, during the undergraduate course on the "Teaching of Portuguese as a Second Language" at the Federal University of Santa Catarina.

Creative Commons

Agreed

Citation

DOI (Direct link to this page)