Task-based language learning and teaching (TBLT) has been prevalent around the world for decades. However, there is a surprising lack of empirical research on whether task-based teaching is effective in teaching contexts. This book aims to propose a task-based evaluation model by integrating TBLT with computer-mediated communication (CMC) to provide an innovative communicative language learning environment for EFL learners in a university in Taiwan. A mixed evaluation approach, including s...

Task-based language learning and teaching (TBLT) has been prevalent around the world for decades. This book discusses in depth the research and application of 'task repetition', a worthwhile topic of study in TBLT. The author was fortunate to receive one-to-one mentoring from Rod Ellis, an internationally renowned academic at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, during her time of research in the UK. Based on the framework of this book, several papers have been successfully published i...