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Automating task design: bridging the gap between second language research and L2 instruction

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The present study addresses the issue of the transfer from second language acquisition (SLA) research to second and foreign language (L2) instruction, particularly within the context of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). The main goal of this article is to show how technology, particularly the web-based tool taskGen (https://taskgen.eu), which primarily serves to create teaching materials, also functions as a mediator for transfer and provides valuable information on teaching practices, teachers' needs, pedagogical strategies, and L2 task design. This article is organised as follows. Firstly, a web-based tool that assists and trains teachers in L2 task design is presented, along with the instantiation and integration of natural language processing (NLP) resources in the tool; later, we show how quantitative information obtained from the massive use of the tool through data analytics can be combined with qualitative methods such as interviews, observations,  think  aloud  protocols,  questionnaires,  case  studies,  and  transcripts  to  generate  research. Automatic (quantitative) data collection gathers information of the teaching contexts, task aims, task flow structures, focus on form options, and the access and  time  on  help files.  Not only does the  collected information feed back to the tool, but it also contributes to understanding teachers' design choices and patterns,  and  to  exploring  the  intersection  between  SLA  and  TBLT  theory  and  task  design  practises. Qualitative analysis is being conducted and oriented toward teachers’ experiences during task design. Finally, we present the future lines of research that we anticipate will be carried out with the further use and development of taskGen.

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Revistes Científiques de la Universitat de Barcelona (RCUB)

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TEISEL. Tecnologías para la investigación en segundas lenguas, 2024, num.3

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cc-by (c)  Castellví Vives, J et al., 2024

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Articles publicats en revistes (Llengües i Literatures Modernes i Estudis Anglesos)

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Automating task design: bridging the gap between second language research and L2 instruction