Title

Vamos a viajar

In this task the learner does...

In this task, students will decide on a holiday travel destination considering their needs and preferences.

General Topic

Travel destinations

Task Flow

Pre- During- Post task phases

Language Characteristics

Focus on meaning

Reliance on learners' own resources

Task Goals

To solve a communication problem or gap

To create a design or plan

To make a decision or choice

To reach an agreement

To express an opinion

Language Skills Practiced

Speaking/Pronunciation

Reading

General Domain

Educational

Target Languages

Spanish

Abilities Fostered

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

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

Cognitive Skills

Comparing

Designing

Establishing relationships and associations

Explaining

Gathering info

Organizing

Planning

Mode of Communication

Face-to-face (in person)

Digital (online)

Hybrid of face-to-face and in person

Synchronous

Type of Participation

Individual performance

Small group work

Whole class

Focused or Unfocused

Unfocused task (no specific language focus)

Input/Output

Input providing

Output prompting

Kind of Input

Original/educational (input created by teachers for L2 students)

Output Type

Fluency

Type of Input

Written input

Type of Output

Oral output

Type of Task

Argumentation/Debate

Comparing and Contrasting

Decision-making

Task Features/Conditions

Here-and-now

Prior knowledge required/assumed

Two/multiple-way information flow (dialogic)

Learning new information

Rehearsing prior information

Intercultural differences required/assumed

Outcome

Open solution

Divergent outcome

Appropriate Learners

13-18 years

18-22 years

22-40 years

40-60 years

60+ years

Proficiency Framework

No - I didn't follow a particular framework

Proficiency Levels

Mid intermediate

High intermediate

Low advanced

Heritage speakers

Learner Individual Differences

Literate learners

High willingness to communicate

Introverted learners

Extroverted learners

Heritage language speakers

Foreign language learners

Second/additional language learners

Non-traditional students

Traditional school students

Context

School setting - high school, university

Face-to-face setting

Online setting

Hybrid face-to-face and online setting

Immersion context

Second/additional language context

Foreign language context

Context Details

Academic purposes

Task-based program

Task-supported program

Used in Research?

No

Do you have plans to publish this in the future?

Unsure

Part of a series?

No

Uploader Name

Andrea Hernando

Uploader Email

[email protected]

Uploader Affiliation

Michigan State University

Uploader Identity

Teacher - Teacher Assistant at an intermediate Spanish course

Uploader Relationship

I am the sole creator of this task

Creative Commons

Agreed

Citation

DOI (Direct link to this page)