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TAGMEMEs displaying relationships between grammatical functions and
classes of linguistic items which can fill these functions (fillers).
talk-in-interaction n
see CONVERSATION ANALYSIS
tap n
See FLAP
task
target language 1 n
also L2
(in language teaching) the language which a person is learning, in contrast
to a FIRST LANGUAGE or mother tongue.
target language 2 n
the language into which a translation is made (e.g. in a bilingual dictionary).
see also SOURCE LANGUAGE 2
target situation n
in language curriculum development and LSP, the situation or setting in
which the student will have to use the target language. This may be a
study or work situation or any context in which the learner needs to use
the language. Analysis of the communicative and linguistic demands of
the target situation is an essential phase in NEEDS ANALYSIS.
see SITUATION ANALYSIS
task n
(in teaching) an activity which is designed to help achieve a particular
learning goal. A number of dimensions of tasks influence their use in language
teaching. These include:
goals – the kind of goals teachers and learners identify for a task
procedures – the operations or procedures learners use to complete a task
order – the location of a task within a sequence of other tasks
pacing – the amount of time that is spent on a task
product – the outcome or outcomes students produce, such as a set of
questions, an essay, or a summary as the outcome of a reading task
learning strategy – the kind of strategy a student uses when completing a
task
assessment – how success on the task will be determined
participation – whether the task is completed individually, with a partner,
or with a group of other learners
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