Samuda, Virginia

Tasks in second language learning / Virginia Samuda and Martin Bygate. - viii, 299 pages: illustrations; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language use, holistic activity and second language learning --
Holistic tasks in an educational context: some key issues --
Holistic tasks in a research context: some key issues --
Tasks in second language pedagogy --
Defining pedagogic tasks: issues and challenges --
Engaging learning processes: implications for the use of second language tasks --
Researching second language pedagogic tasks --
Task research from a pedagogical perspective --
Pedagogic perspectives on second language tasks --
Research directions.

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