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1. According to the language teachers in the videos, communicative tasks are challenging because

students use the L1 too much.

students are mismatched in terms of proficiency and personality.

students get distracted.

all of the above

2. In his review of the research literature on communicative tasks, Brandl (2008:289) notes the following benefit:

improved grammatical accuracy.

greater sociolinguistic awareness.

increased self-correction.

improved pronunciation.

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As a teacher, what do you find most challenging about communicative oral activities? And what about your students? If you are currently teaching, ask your students what they find most challenging about these kinds of activities and share the results with your classmates.

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Foreign Language Teaching Methods: Speaking

Lesson 2: Challenges and Benefits of Communicative Tasks

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