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How to Teach an Additional Language: To task or not to task?Kris Van den Branden
[Task-Based Language Teaching 15] 2022
► pp. 103–154
Kris Van den Branden
[Task-Based Language Teaching 15] 2022
► pp. 103–154
Chapter 4Ten principles for high-quality additional language education
Article outline
- Introduction
- The 10 key principles
- Principle 1: Activate
- How to activate students in the classroom
- Activation and the linguistic focus of joint attention
- Activating all students in the classroom
- Principle 2: Challenge
- Principle 3: Connect
- Connections with prior knowledge
- Connecting explicit learning with implicit learning
- Principle 4: Recycle
- Principle 5: Interact
- Principle 6: Globalise
- Crossing the boundaries between different subjects in the curriculum
- Project-based work
- Crossing boundaries between formal learning at school and informal learning outside school
- Homework
- Crossing the boundaries between languages
- Principle 7: Assess
- Principle 8: Diversify
- Diversifying content
- Principle 9: Care
- Principle 10: Excite
- Integrating the 10 principles
