Introduction 1
Part 1 Background 7
1．Language Use,Holistic Activity and Second Language Learning 7
2．Holistic Tasks in an Educational Context:Some Key Issues 18
3．Holistic Tasks in a Research Context:Some Key Issues 37
4．Tasks in Second Language Pedagogy 51
5．Defining Pedagogic Tasks:Issues and Challenges 62
6．Engaging Learning Processes:Implications for the Use of Second Language Tasks 71
7．Researching Second Language Pedagogic Tasks 82
Part 2 Interactions between Research and Practice 133
8．Task Research from a Pedagogical Perspective 133
9．Pedagogic Perspectives on Second Language Tasks 192
Part 3 Exploring Tasks 233
10．Research Directions 233
Part 4 Resources 267
11．Further Resources 267
References 277
Name Index 291
Subject Index 295