Task-based
Materials
Developing Material Design
Table of Contents
01 Task-based Language Learning and Teaching
02 Task-based Materials
03 Designing Task-based Materials
04 Example of Task-based Material
01
Task-based Language
Learning and Teaching
Task-based Language Learning
It is an approach that
highlights the use of
meaningful and
authentic tasks in
language learning
activities.
Task-based Language Teaching (Sundari, et al., 2017)
Goals
Input Data
Activities
Teacher Role
Learner Role
Settings
02
Task-based
Materials
What are task-based materials?
Definition Examples
These are materials might be Game boards, roleplay cards,
used to support ‘real life’ tasks materials for drilling, pair work-
such as role playing cooking into task cards
a hotel, or a job interview.
Designing
03 Task-based
Materials
A Model of Task-based Writing Material for Academic Purposes (Yundayani & Ardiasih, 2021)
1. Write paragraphs by using topic sentences, supporting sentences and
correct conclusions
2. Differentiate and write some types of paragraphs based on rhetorical
functions, such as descriptive, narrative, definitions, and classification
Course Description
3. Compose academic genres such as essays and reports
4. Write English for Academic Purposes based on Process Approach
5. Use own language to paraphrase and write summaries derived from the
information obtained (read text), without changing the meaning.
Phase 1 Providing stimulus through reading text, pictures
Input
Paragraph; Writing types of paragraph; Academic genres; Writing process; Summary;
Phase 2 Paraphrase
Content Focus
Analyzing text; Integrating new knowledge into writing assignments; Studying the use
of language in performing the task; Analyzing forms of vocabulary, grammar, and
Phase 3 usage
Language Focus
Extract information from a written text; brainstorm to generate ideas; Mind-map for
prewriting; Reorganize scrambled paragraphs; Practice meta-language use to identify
Phase 4 parts of texts; Draft a text based on outcome of prewriting activities; Practice specific
Task rhetorical patterns; Practice various text-types; Proofread and edit a draft for grammar
and rhetorical structure; Write a multi-draft, essay-length text; Read and respond to
the idea/language of another’s draft
Objective
statement
Placement of the Instructional
instruction analysis
Six
components
in Designing
Task-based
Materials
Accuracy and
Clarity and currency of
suitability
materials
Appropriateness
of instructional
materials
Components in Designing Task-based Writing Material for Academic Purposes (Yundayani & Ardiasih, 2021)
Example of
04 Task-based
Material
The Use of Worksheet in Teaching and
learning (Azani Putri & Refnaldi, 2021)
Worksheet
A common used as Provides interesting tasks
supplementary teaching which cannot be found in
materials in teaching and text book.
learning English.
Four
Facilitates teacher to make
Elaborate on what Elaborate on what
an
youexisting
want toclassroom
discuss. you want to discuss.
activity through completing
the tasks.
Pre- Record-
Trailing Evaluating Classifying
introduction keeping
Components of Worksheet as Task-based Material (Azani Puti & Refnaldi, 2021)
Mapping of Determining
Curriculum Writing the
Worksheet the titles of
Analysis worksheet
Needs worksheet
Steps in Writing Worksheet as Task-based Material (Azani Puti & Refnaldi, 2021)
“Learning another language is not only
learning different words for the same
things, but learning another way to
think about things.”
— Flora Lewis
