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Jun 2024
33m 21s

Task Based Learning and Teaching

Jackie Bolen
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Send us Fan Mail Jackie and Jennifer talk all things task-based learning and teaching. Level up your English classes with all ages and levels by incorporating some task-based activities. We talk about the reasons to use this style of lesson, as well as some of the classic activities to use. Find Out More: Task-Based Language Teaching Intro to Task-Based Le ... Show More
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