Content - Based Instruction (CBI) Task - Based Instruction

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HOMEWORK

Elaborate a comparison chart between Content-based Instruction & Theme-


based Instruction
Student:
Elizabeth Luis Infantes
Leonardo Sergio Guevara Altamirano
Victoria Puycan

Content - based Instruction (CBI) Task - based Instruction


CBI is “the integration of content learning with A task is as a special form of technique. In many
language teaching aims. It refers to the cases, both terms have been considered as
concurrent study of language and subject matter, synonyms, but in other cases, a task may be
with the form and sequence of language comprised of several techniques. Tasks are
presentation dictated by content material” usually “bigger” than techniques.
(Brinton, Snow and Wesche, 1989).
Peter Skehan defines task as an activity in which:
When language becomes the medium to transmit • Meaning is primary.
informational content of interest and relevance to • There is some communication problem to
the learner, it becomes a vehicle for reaching a solve.
set of content goals. • There is sort of relationship to comparable
real-world activities.
Content can develop in students an increase in • Its completion is a priority.
intrinsic motivation and empowerment, as • It is assessed in terms of outcome.
students focus on subjects that are important to
their lives. Teachers to carefully consider all the techniques
used in the classroom.
The advantages of content-based instruction
-It can make learning a language more interesting Learners should be engaged in some form of
and motivating. Students can use the language to fulfil genuine problem-solving activities.
a real purpose, which can make students both more
independent and confident. Teachers must finish the objective set in each
session.
-Taking information from different sources, re-
evaluating and restructuring that information can The advantages of TBL
help students to develop very valuable thinking skills -A natural context is developed from the students'
that can then be transferred to other subjects. experiences with the language that is personalized
and relevant to them.
-They will be exposed to a whole range of lexical
phrases, collocations and patterns as well as
language forms.

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