The document provides an overview of lesson planning and task-based language teaching. It discusses the key stages of a task-based lesson including the pre-task, task, and post-task stages. In the pre-task stage, the lesson objectives and task instructions are presented to motivate and prepare students. The main task involves students using language communicatively. In the post-task stage, students review and reflect on their language use. Different types of tasks and factors affecting task difficulty are also summarized.

1. Robert J. Dickey Keimyung University, S. Korea

4. Pre-Planning (Harmer, 1983)

6. What is a task?

9. How is a Language-Learning Task different from an Activity or Exercise?

16. J. Willis’ “Framework” (1996)

42. One Lesson Pattern (Blend)

48. Lesson Planning Template