Task-based language teaching (TBLT) has become one of the major approaches to teaching foreign and second languages in use today. Research within the fields of second language acquisition (SLA) and TBLT has provided evidence supporting the benefits of tasks in promoting language learning.

The textbook presents pedagogic and real-world speaking and writing tasks as the basis of its organization. The target audience of the textbook includes high beginner to low intermediate Korean language learners in both Korean as a foreign language (KFL) and Korean as a second language (KSL) contexts. A defining characteristic of the textbook is that all tasks were designed, tested, and revised based on their use in actual Korean language classes. The in-class task performance process offers invaluable opportunities for using the Korean language in meaningful communicative contexts and drives Korean language learners to become Korean language users. 

Preface

Task-Based Approaches to Language Teaching

Highlights of the Book

How to Use this Book

Useful Information regarding How to Interpret Task Input

References

Acknowledgements

Chapter 01 l Posts on a Course Website

Task 1 Write a Post about a Korean Lunar New Year (설날) Event You Attended

Task 2 Write a Post about Memorable Events

Task 3 Create a Podcast about a Korean Cultural Event

Task 4 Real World Task: Make a Presentation to Introduce a Memorable Family Event

Chapter 02 l Emails

Task 1 Request an Override in a Korean Class

Task 2 Apply for a Korean Study Abroad Program

Task 3 Present Study Abroad Program Experiences to Your Korean Professor

Task 4 Real World Task: Write an Email to Your Korean Professor

Chapter 03 l Text Messages

Task 1 Text a Friend about Spring Break

Task 2 Text a Friend to Plan a Double Date

Task 3 Text a Friend to Plan a Study Session

Task 4 Real World Task: Text a Friend to Make Plans for the Weekend

Chapter 04 l Social Media Posts

Task 1 Write a Social Media Post about a Family Trip

Task 2 Write a Social Media Post about Your High School Reunion

Task 3 Post a Video on Social Media about Your High School Friends

Task 4 Real World Task: Write a Social Media Post about a Memorable Event

Chapter 05 l Phone Conversations

Task 1 Talk on the Phone to Plan Korean Cultural Festival Events

Task 2 Talk on the Phone to Discuss Changing a Presentation Date

Task 3 Leave a Voicemail Message to Request a Change in Presentation Date

Task 4 Real World Task: Leave a Voicemail Message for Your Korean Professor

Chapter 06 l Postcards

Task 1 Write a Postcard to Your Friend while Studying in Korea

Task 2 Write a Postcard to a Friend You Met during Study Abroad in Korea

Task 3 Send a Video Message to a Friend You Met during Study Abroad in Korea

Task 4 Real World Task: Send a Postcard to Your Friend

Chapter 07 l Blogs

Task 1 Write a Shopping Blog Post

Task 2 Write a Blog Post for a Moving Sale

Task 3 Create a Product Review Video on Your Shopping Blog

Task 4 Real World Task: Create a Product Review Video on Your Shopping Blog

Chapter 08 l Vlogs

Task 1 Make a Vlog Entry Comparing Korean Restaurants before Visiting

Task 2 Make a Vlog Entry after Visiting a Korean Restaurant

Task 3 Write a Vlog Entry Script about Visiting Korea

Task 4 Real World Task: Create a Vlog Entry about Your Favorite Places in Town

Appendices

Vocabulary Index 1 (Korean - English)

Vocabulary Index 2 (English - Korean)

Task Worksheets