Research Into Task-based Language Teaching Theory And Its Application In Spoken Chinese Teaching Of TCSL

In recent 20 years the field of language teaching and learning has witnessed a profusion of evaluation of syllabuses. Based on the development of cognitive psychology and applied linguistics, the Task-based Language Teaching(TBLT) emerged in the 1980s and has been prevailing for nearly twenty years. "Learning by doing" is the first principle of TBLT. Unlike the traditional syllabuses whose focuses are on the language forms, TBLT focuses on the process of learning and problem solving. And it is always organized around a variety of different kinds of tasks which are related to the real life and composed of chains of activities psychologically selected, graded and sequenced. The aim of TBLT is to integrate all four skills and to move from fluency to accuracy plus fluency, while the range of tasks available offers a great deal of flexibility and should lead to more motivating activities for the learners.This paper tries to present the progress of TBLT by reviewing its origin, the theoretical foundation, the features of task and the application of TBLT in TCSL. The organization of the dissertation is as follows:Chapter One explores the origin of TBLT by presenting the slow progress how Communicative Approach developed into TBLT. A theoretical review was made...