Theories of learning

Presentation: The new grammar structure is presented, often by means of a conversation or short text.

Practice: Students practice using the new structure in a controlled context,
through drills or substitution exercises

Production: Students practice using the new structure in different contexts often using their own content or information.

Use of tasks and sees them as the main unit to use, both in planning teaching (ie in the development of a syllabus) and also in classroom teaching.

Pedagogical tasks

Intended to require the use of specific intreractional strategies

Use of specific types of language (skills, grammar, vocabulary)

The task itself is not something
one would normally encounter in the real world

Real-world tasks

Are tasks that reflect real-world uses of language and which might be considered a rehearsal for real-world tasks

A role play in which students practice a job interview would be a task of this kind.