AE Live! Teacher Professional Development Events - AE Live 6.2: Technology-Enhanced Task Engagement in English Language Instruction

English Language Teaching Methodology: This session is part of the American English Live! teacher professional development series. For more resources to teach and learn English, visit http://americanenglish.state.gov This webinar will briefly define what a task is and why tasks matter for language teachers and learners. The session will present six facilitators of task engagement that teachers can consider when developing language tasks; these facilitators are: authenticity, interest, social interaction, challenge and skills balance, autonomy and structure balance, and feedback. Finally, we will discuss a variety of ways that technology use can be integrated into tasks to support the facilitators of learner engagement. To learn more English along with millions of others from around the globe, or to get more resources for English language teaching, see: http://www.facebook.com/AmericanEnglishatState  http://www.facebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators http://americanenglish.state.gov