Task based learning and the development of the English language as a second language: Analyzes based on an Ecological Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1519-5392.2017v17n2p175Keywords:
Task based learning, Ecological linguistics, Task cycle, ComplexityAbstract
The aim of this article is to analyze Task Based Learning, more specifically the task cycle under the perspective of the Ecological Linguistics. In addition, it also aims to analyze the affordances which influenced the paths taken by the students when developing the target language, in this case English as a second language (L2). In order to reach these aims, after a short introduction, this article describes the Task Based Learning and immediately after approaches the main aspects of the ecological perspective to L2 development concentrating on two specific topics: affordances and emergence. The methodology of the study is then presented and the data are described in order to identify the characteristics of a complex ecological system in the task cycle. The study identified the following classes of ecological interaction: mutualism, commensalism, competition and parasitism. The most frequent class was the mutualism when students benefit equally from the interaction.
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