Task-Based Language Learning-A reviewWeak and strong CLTo Weak versionLearners first acquire language as a structural system and then learn how to use it in communicationo Strong versionLanguage is acquired through communicationRod Ellis (1990) six criteria for communicative activities 1. Communicative purpose; (information gap)2. Communicative desire; (real need)3. (Focus on ) Content, not form; (message)4. Variety of language; (not just one language form, free to improvise/create)5. No teacher
