The New Normal?: A Pandemic of Task Engagement in Language Learning

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Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Learner Engagement; Task Analysis; Futures (of Society); Fear; Online Courses; Conventional Instruction; Models; Teaching Methods; COVID-19; Pandemics

10.1111/flan.12452

0015-718X

This article demonstrates how, at a time when learners may be experiencing fear and chaos in other aspects of their lives, a focus on language task engagement is essential across both online and offline language learning contexts. It presents a model of language task engagement and describes why and how teachers can use it to support learner achievement during the current crisis and in the future.

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2020

EJ1258376