James Hobbs
List of John Benjamins publications for which James Hobbs plays a role.
Article
2012 Chapter 6. Task structure and patterns of interaction: What can we learn from observing native speakers performing tasks? Task-Based Language Teaching in Foreign Language Contexts: Research and implementation, Shehadeh, Ali and Christine A. Coombe (eds.), pp. 109–134 | Article
Most EFL learners in Japan have few opportunities to observe native speakers (NSs) performing in task-like scenarios, and consequently struggle to access the lexical phrases and formulaic chunks that facilitate fluent communication in goal-oriented conversation tasks. This often results in the use… read more