Revisiting functional adequacy and task-based language teaching in the GBA: insights from translanguaging
Abstract Research and practice in task-based language teaching (TBLT) as a cognitively oriented second language (L2) pedagogy have grown substantially over the last three decades. A concurrent development in language education that thrives along the sociocultural paradigm, translanguaging, is also g...
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| description | Abstract Research and practice in task-based language teaching (TBLT) as a cognitively oriented second language (L2) pedagogy have grown substantially over the last three decades. A concurrent development in language education that thrives along the sociocultural paradigm, translanguaging, is also gaining great traction due to its potential in helping to form a holistic communicative repertoire among L2 learners. Despite their different theoretical underpinnings and ideological perspectives, TBLT and translanguaging share many common grounds that are worth exploring. This article argues that translanguaging offers a practical tool for improving L2 task-based performance, especially functional adequacy. Adopting translanguaging in TBLT would be beneficial for learners with a common first language background such as Chinese but lower affect as well as limited lexical and morpho-syntactic knowledge. Implications for L2 or foreign language education policies in the Great Bay Area of China and the implementation of translanguaging in the pre-, during-, and post-task phrases in a TBLT classroom in the region are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28128af5557849b493939b66e83339c62022-12-22T04:30:04ZengSpringerOpenAsian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education2363-51692022-10-017111410.1186/s40862-022-00160-7Revisiting functional adequacy and task-based language teaching in the GBA: insights from translanguagingGavin Bui0Kevin W. H. Tai1Department of English, The Hang Seng University of Hong KongFaculty of Education, University of Hong KongAbstract Research and practice in task-based language teaching (TBLT) as a cognitively oriented second language (L2) pedagogy have grown substantially over the last three decades. A concurrent development in language education that thrives along the sociocultural paradigm, translanguaging, is also gaining great traction due to its potential in helping to form a holistic communicative repertoire among L2 learners. Despite their different theoretical underpinnings and ideological perspectives, TBLT and translanguaging share many common grounds that are worth exploring. This article argues that translanguaging offers a practical tool for improving L2 task-based performance, especially functional adequacy. Adopting translanguaging in TBLT would be beneficial for learners with a common first language background such as Chinese but lower affect as well as limited lexical and morpho-syntactic knowledge. Implications for L2 or foreign language education policies in the Great Bay Area of China and the implementation of translanguaging in the pre-, during-, and post-task phrases in a TBLT classroom in the region are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40862-022-00160-7TBLTTranslanguagingFunctional adequacyTask performancePragmatic competenceL2 assessment |
| spellingShingle | Gavin Bui Kevin W. H. Tai Revisiting functional adequacy and task-based language teaching in the GBA: insights from translanguaging Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education TBLT Translanguaging Functional adequacy Task performance Pragmatic competence L2 assessment |
| title | Revisiting functional adequacy and task-based language teaching in the GBA: insights from translanguaging |
| title_full | Revisiting functional adequacy and task-based language teaching in the GBA: insights from translanguaging |
| title_fullStr | Revisiting functional adequacy and task-based language teaching in the GBA: insights from translanguaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Revisiting functional adequacy and task-based language teaching in the GBA: insights from translanguaging |
| title_short | Revisiting functional adequacy and task-based language teaching in the GBA: insights from translanguaging |
| title_sort | revisiting functional adequacy and task based language teaching in the gba insights from translanguaging |
| topic | TBLT Translanguaging Functional adequacy Task performance Pragmatic competence L2 assessment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40862-022-00160-7 |
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