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Adopting TBA in the ELCS in 2001 . Limited study of TBA in EFL contexts. 1. Some studies on TBA implementation in Hong Kong (Carless 2001; Lee 2002; Davison
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1. Implementing Task-based Approach inPrimary School ELT in Mainland China PhD candidate: Ellen Yuefeng Zhang
Supervisors: Dr. David Bunton & Dr. Bob Adamson
17. Tends to create noise and bad discipline (Carless 2000)
A high demand on teachers and students (Willis 1996)
Big class sizes (Carless 2001)
Limited time to use English in class (Ellis 2003)
A lack of an English-speaking environment (Cheng 2004)
Cultural appropriateness: Teacher roles (Carless 2000)
19. The process of decentralization (Lai Auyeung 1989)
The complexity of curriculum development
(Adamson & Davison, 2003; Osborn et al., 2000; Tong et al., 2000; Tong 2005)
Curriculum implementation is a contextualized process (Arkoudis 2001)
The central role of teachers in curriculum innovation
(Stenhous 1975; Fullan 2001; Kelly 2004; Osborn et. al. 2000; Tong 2005 )
Curriculum change involved both classroom changes and teacher professional development (Hargreaves 2001: Tong 2005)
20. Longitudinal studies with wider choice of samples
Studies as the curriculum innovation moves on
Further studies in other contexts
Involvement of other stakeholders