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Conclusion

from Part VIII - Research Needs and Future Prospects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

By
Mohammad J. Ahmadian  and
Michael H. Long
Edited by
Mohammad Javad Ahmadian  and
Michael H. Long
Mohammad Javad Ahmadian
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
Michael H. Long
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park
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Summary

In the Introduction, we asked, “If TBLT is so good, why isn’t it more widely used?” In this closing chapter, we address a number of areas where further exploration might increase its acceptance and adoption.

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The Cambridge Handbook of Task-Based Language Teaching , pp. 671 - 675
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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