Task Details
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During/Post-Task Resources (English)
Title
My Back-To-School Backpack
In this task the learner does...
In this task, the learners cooperate to help each other pack a backpack with the school supplies they need.
Task Flow
Pre- During- Post task phases
Language Characteristics
Non-linguistic outcome
Focus on meaning
Communicative gap
Reliance on learners' own resources
Task Goals
To describe an object, person or place
To solve a communication problem or gap
Language Skills Practiced
Speaking/Pronunciation
Listening
General Domain
Educational
General Topic
School
Target Languages
Chinese
English
Abilities Fostered
Discourse competence (ability to communicate in cohesive and coherent ways)
Cognitive Skills
Checking
Comparing
Explaining
Gathering info
Mode of Communication
Face-to-face (in person)
Digital (online)
Hybrid of face-to-face and in person
Synchronous
Text chat
Video-conferencing
Type of Participation
Individual performance
Pair work
Small group work
Whole class
Focused or Unfocused
Focused task (specific language focus)
Focus Type
Vocabulary
Input/Output
Output prompting
Output Type
Functional adequacy
Type of Input
Aural (listening) input
Pictorial input
Type of Output
Oral output
Pictorial output
Type of Task
One-way
Comparing and Contrasting
Information-gap
Picture description
Task Features/Conditions
Here-and-now
Numerous elements - This task can includes as many elements (school supply items) as students use and have in their backpacks
No reasoning demands
No prior knowledge required/assumed
One-way information flow (monologic)
Different partcipant status/knowledge required/assumed
Outcome
Closed solution
Convergent outcome
Appropriate Learners
5-7 years (early literate)
8-12 years
Proficiency Framework
Yes - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Proficiency Levels
ACTFL: Novice mid
ACTFL: Novice low
Learner Individual Differences
Pre-literate learners
Foreign language learners
Second/additional language learners
Traditional school students
Context
School setting - Traditional or immersion world language program
Face-to-face setting
Online setting
Hybrid face-to-face and online setting
Immersion context
Second/additional language context
Foreign language context
Context Details
Task-based program
Task-supported program
Used in Research?
No
Do you have plans to publish this in the future?
Unsure
Part of a series?
No
Uploader Name
Caitlyn Pineault
Uploader Email
Uploader Affiliation
Georgetown University
Uploader Identity
Teacher trainer - K-16 Language Teachers / Georgetown-STARTALK TASK Summer Program
Uploader Relationship
I created this task collaboratively - Lara Bryfonski
Creative Commons
Agreed