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Task-Based Language Teaching in the Business English Classroom By
Colleen Hyde
A Master's Paper
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Abstract
Students all over the world attend classes in Business English to further their careers. Business English instruction can prepare students for jobs in international business or improve their current English level. Instructors use the most recent teaching methods for English language instruction and adapt them to the Business English classroom.One current
instructional method is Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) which centers class time around a pedagogical task. Students work together in groups to complete tasks while the teacher acts mainly as a language guide. Since the business world primarily consists of tasks, TBLT can teach business tasks and Business English using classroom tasks.This paper
examine s both the history and characteristics of Business English and TBLT, and discusses how TBLT is suited forBusiness English instruction.
TBLT is compared to more traditional, teacher centered approaches and methods. The basic stages of TBLT are examined and discussed with emphasis on when the teacher can focus on form and/or meaning. Two sample lesson plans developed for post-graduate university students are included in the paper to show how TBLT can be used in theBusiness English classroom.
The lesson plans focus on the business tasks of writing business emails and writing an itinerary. These TBLT lessons plans can be adapted for use in Business English classrooms and illustrate how TBLT can be used to teach Business English by using pedagogical tasks that mirror real world business tasks. This makes the lesson plan more meaningful to the students, and allows them to use the business skills and language taught outside of the classroom. These basic lessons can also be used as templates to teach additional business tasks including: writing business letters, giving presentations, and preparing business reports.Hyde i
Table of
Contents
Introduction
1 1.Business English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1History of Genre-Analysis and ESP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
1.2 Traditional Teaching of Business English
51.3 Types of Business English Learners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4 Goals of Business English Learners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.5 Cultural and Social Aspects to Business English
91.6 Business English and TBLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2. TBLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.1 TBLT's Basics and Origins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Social
Constructivism and TBLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3 TBLT and Communicative Language Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4 Emergence of TBLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5 Definition of Tasks in TBLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.6 Business English and Emphasis on Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.7 Combining Form and Meaning in TBLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.Traditional Teaching Method- PPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.Stages of a TBLT Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
4.1 Pre-Task Stage of TBLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.2 Task Cycle Stage of TBLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.2.1 The Task
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.2.2Planning Stage of the Task Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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4.2.3Reporting Stage of Task Cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.3Language Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.3.1Analysis Stage of Language Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.3.2Practice Stage of Language Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5Additional
Information on the Role of the Teacher in TBLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6.Applying TBLT to Business English Teaching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.1 TBLT in Action
326.2
Sample
Business English Lesson Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.TBLT Itinerary Lesson Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.1Pre-Task Phase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.2 Task Cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.2.1 Task Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.2.2 Planning Stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
7.2.3Reporting Stage of Task Cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
7.3 Language Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
7.3.1 Analysis Stage of Language Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
7.3.2 Practice Stage of Language Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8.TBLT Email Lesson Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8.1 Pre-Task Phase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
8.2 Task Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.2.1 Task Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.2.2 Planning Phase of Task Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.2.3 Reporting Phase of Task Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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8.3 Language Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.3.1 Analysis Phase of Language Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.3.2 Practice Phase of Language Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9.Discussion of the Lesson Plans
. 43Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Works Cited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49