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TSLT (Grammar)

The TSLT Framework for Grammar consists of three stages: Pre-task, Main task, and Post-task, focusing on form, meaning, and form again, respectively. An example using the Present Perfect vs. Past Simple illustrates these stages through a travel blog excerpt, interviews, and feedback on grammar use. The approach emphasizes natural usage of grammar in context rather than isolated drilling.

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TSLT (Grammar)

The TSLT Framework for Grammar consists of three stages: Pre-task, Main task, and Post-task, focusing on form, meaning, and form again, respectively. An example using the Present Perfect vs. Past Simple illustrates these stages through a travel blog excerpt, interviews, and feedback on grammar use. The approach emphasizes natural usage of grammar in context rather than isolated drilling.

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TSLT Framework for Grammar

1. Pre-task (focus on form in context)

• Introduce the grammar point through a short, meaningful text, audio, or video.

• Highlight the form in context, not in isolation.

• Quick noticing activity (underline, match, identify meaning).

2. Main task (meaning-focused)

• Learners perform a communicative task where using the target grammar is naturally needed
to complete it.

• No overt grammar drilling during the task — the focus is on meaning.

3. Post-task (form-focused)

• Feedback on grammar use in the task.

• Controlled practice (gap- lls, sentence reformulation).

• Push output with the correct form.

Sample TSLT Material — Grammar Target: Present Perfect


vs. Past Simple

A. Pre-task: Noticing the Form in Context

Input: Short travel blog excerpt

I’ve visited Japan three times, but I went to Kyoto only once. I’ve never climbed Mount Fuji, but I
climbed Mount Halla in Korea last year.

Noticing Activity:

1. Underline all verbs in bold.

2. Which tense is used when the time is speci c? Which tense when time is unspeci ed?

3. Discuss: “Why do you think the writer chose each form?”


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B. Main Task: “World Traveler Interviews”

Task goal: Interview classmates to nd the most experienced traveler in the group.

Instructions:

1. Prepare 5–6 interview questions to nd out travel experiences (use “ever/never” and speci c
past times).

◦ Examples: Have you ever tried street food in another country? / When did you try it?

2. Conduct interviews in small groups. Take notes.


3. Decide who has had the most interesting travel experiences and present to the class.
Grammar push: The task requires both present perfect (Have you ever…?) and past simple (When
did you…?).

C. Post-task: Language Focus

1. Feedback on common errors (from student output).

• Example: Have you ever went to Bali? → Correction: Have you ever been to Bali?

2. Controlled practice ( ll-in-the-blanks with context clues)

• I __________ (visit) Paris in 2022.

• I __________ (never / try) sushi before coming to Japan.

3. Output push

• Rewrite two of your interview answers using both tenses correctly.


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