SyllabusA new section of each course starts monthly. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.
All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do not have to be present when lessons are released. You will have access to all lessons until the course ends. However, the interactive discussion area that accompanies each lesson will automatically close two weeks after the lesson is released. As such, we strongly recommend that you complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
The final exam will be released on the same day as the last lesson. Once the final exam has been released, you will have two weeks to complete all of your course work, including the final exam.
Week 1Wednesday - Lesson 01 Introduction and Approaches to Language Curriculum
Friday - Lesson 02 Defining Task-Based Language Teaching
Week 2Wednesday - Lesson 03 Principles for Task-Based Language Teaching
Friday - Lesson 04 A Framework for Task-Based Language Teaching
Week 3Wednesday - Lesson 05 Task Components
Friday - Lesson 06 Task Types
Week 4Wednesday - Lesson 07 The Research Basis for Task-Based Language Teaching
Friday - Lesson 08 Grading and Sequencing Tasks
Week 5Wednesday - Lesson 09 Learning Styles and Strategies
Friday - Lesson 10 The Place of Grammar Within Task-Based Language Teaching
Week 6Wednesday - Lesson 11 Assessing Students in Task-Based Language Teaching
Friday - Lesson 12 Evaluating Tasks |