Part of
Second Language Acquisition Theory: The legacy of Professor Michael H. LongEdited by Alessandro G. Benati and John W. Schwieter
[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition 14] 2022
► pp. 235–256
This chapter focuses on the evidenced-based Task Based Needs Analysis (NA) model that Michael Long developed as a tool for Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT). It describes the theoretical underpinnings of the model, its purpose and aims, its function in TBLT, how it contributes to task and syllabus design, and importantly, how the framework foregrounds the ‘real life’ aspects of language learning that is integral the definition of task as proposed by Michael Long.