Teachers' and Learners' Reactions to a Task-Based EFL Course in Thailand

By Kim McDonough, Wanpen Chaikitmongkol. 2007

222 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory

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In Developmental and Educational Psychology

1. Younghee Sheen
2. R. Ellis
3. R. Erlam
4. R. Lyster
5. Hossein Nassaji
6. Todd H. McKay
7. Yuko Goto Butler
8. Lara Bryfonski

In Language and Linguistics

1. Younghee Sheen
2. R. Ellis
3. R. Erlam
4. R. Lyster
5. Kazuya Saito
6. Hossein Nassaji
7. M. Calvert
8. Yuko Goto Butler

In Literature and Literary Theory

1. Younghee Sheen
2. R. Ellis
3. R. Erlam
4. R. Lyster
5. Kazuya Saito
6. M. Calvert
7. Hossein Nassaji
8. Yuko Goto Butler

Citations in the corpus

• TBLT implementation and evaluation: A meta-analysis (2019, methodology): “Additional published work was found using backward citations of prominent books and review articles (e.g. Long, 2015) as well as literature reviews and syntheses on the topic of TBLT implementation (e.g. Long, 2016) and previous implementation studies (e.g. McDonough & Chaikitmongkol, 2007).”
• Task-based language learning and teaching: An action-research study (2015, background): “An increasing number of studies evaluating the effectiveness of tasks and TBLT programs involve teachers in the development of tasks (Andon and Eckerth, 2009; Carless, 2004; Ilin, Inozu and Yumru, 2007; McDonough and Chaikitmongkol, 2007; Tavakoli, 2009).”
• Task-based language teaching: sorting out the misunderstandings (2009, background): “McDonough and Chaikitmongkol (2007) reported on an innovative task-based course for students at Chiang Mai University in Thailand.”
• The Implementation of Communicative and Task-Based Language Teaching in the Asia-Pacific Region (2011, background): “As a result, various examples of actual adaptations have been cited in the literature (Lingley, 2006; McDonough & Chaikitmongkol, 2007; Muller, 2006; Nunn, 2006; Rivers, 2008; Watson Todd, 2006).”
• Taking teacher education to task: Exploring the role of teacher education in promoting the utilization of task-based language teaching (2010, background): “For example, McDonough and Chaikitmongkol (2007) noted initial resistance from students when a task-based syllabus was adopted at an institute in Thailand based on dissonance between the instruction received and students’ expectations that grammar would be the focus of the class.”
• The Role of Teachers in Task-Based Language Education (2016, unknown): “…work with tasks in their classrooms (e.g., Andon & Eckert, 2009; Carless, 2004; East, 2012; Edwards & Willis, 2005; Ellis, 2015; McDonough, 2015; McDonough & Chaikitmongkol, 2007; Müller-Hartmann & Schocker-von Ditfurth, 2011; Samuda, 2001; Samuda & Bygate, 2008; Shehadeh & Coombe, 2012; Van…”
• ‘I’m still not sure what a task is’: Teachers designing language tasks (2016, background): “McDonough and Chaikitmongkol (2007) report evidence that teachers clearly understood what constituted a task following a task-based course for students at Chang Mai University in Thailand.”