Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) Is an approach based on
the use of tasks as the core unit of planning and instruction in language
teaching. emphasizes the central role of meaning in language use

Pedagogic materials

Advantages

Classroom books have activities already designed to be used in different ways, which save time to teachers.

Disadvantages

Books might be boring and lack of real-world language.

Realia

Advantages

It could be more interesting and motivated. Also meaningful.

Disadvantages

It may require a more ingenuity and preparation to be presented and use it in class.

Advantages

To work in pairs and groups, may reinforce friendship and team-working skills.

Students notice how language is used in communication.

Learners can create and interpret messages for
which they lack full linguistic resources and prior experience.

Disadvantages

Some students may not be comfortable working as a team.

Students might not seen the difference in grammar structures when speaking.

Pupils may get stuck if they are not able to solve the lack of linguistic knowledge.

Some students may not work to rely on those who do.

Objectives

Advantages

Goals in TBLT are ideally to be determined by the specific
needs of particular learners.

Disadvantages

There is not much literature about how to set objectives in TBLT.

Syllabus

Advantages

Selection of tasks, should be based on a careful analysis of the real-world needs of learners

Disadvantages

The specific content and skills that might be acquired through the tasks is not clear.

Advantages

There are many different types of activities to choose from to guide students to learn.

Activities may lead to encourage students to solve problems or face real-world situations and team-working skills.

Tasks also might focus students on classroom activities

Disadvantages

The use of certain type of task should be justified according to the type of learning of the students and this could be demanding for teachers and also not be clear for the teacher nor the students.

It may be difficult for teachers to select the tasks.

Advantages

The teacher guides students how to complete the tasks.

The teacher monitors the activity to check the procedures.

The teacher is not authoritarian.

Disadvantages

The teacher should spend a lot of time designing the tasks

The teacher doesn't have the control of the development of the tasks.

Instructions should be clear and activities motivating or students will get frustrated or bored.

Teacher should focus pupils on useful resources to use while doing the task not just a grammar explanation as a pre-task.

Advantages

It may help use students the target language actively and meaningfully.

It's not linked to a single model of language

Speaking to communicate with others is essential to complete the tasks.

Disadvantages

If students don't have a good level of speaking they may not feel confident, impatient with other partners or wanted to speak their mother tongue.

Advantages

Tasks foster processes of negotiation, modification, rephrasing, and experimentation that are at the heart of second language learning.

Involve partnership and collaboration

Facilitate the use and learning of particular aspects of language.

Disadvantages

The success of tasks may rely on the willingness of the students to work collaboratively and if they are lacking of this responsibility and motivation it'd be a problem.

Advantages

It provides pupils different stages to develop the tasks gradually with language tools and resources making it easier and providing feedback to be conscious about the results.

Pupils can get some support from the teacher and partners.

Disadvantages

It may be difficult how to assess the performance of each student since students are working as a team.