Michael H. Long
In Defense of Tasks and TBLT: Nonissues and Real Issues
University of Maryland, College Park
abstract first aim article addressed section 1 define meant meant task taskbased language teaching tblt second summarize evaluate 14 criticisms made section 2 responds five alleged problems tblts psycholinguistic rationale section 3 six classroom level section 4 three claimed problems implementing tblt specific contexts criticisms touch important matters suggest nonissues third aim article identify genuine problems need resolution real issues briefly illustrate research programs way address